Perhaps the people who run the club are tired of Nike and there's some falling out that's happened, such as, as we became more successful we asked for increased sponsorship and Nike refused
All speculative of course
Bored of one of the 2 most prestigious sports brands in the world? mmm if we signed with Adidas which is their main competition could be, but we signed with Puma a brand for medium teams. To receive 30 million more per year and decrease the prestige in clothing, I do not think this is a big business for the City where there is plenty of money.
Staff at the club are on strict orders to keep quiet but it is Puma, 100 percent.
£300m over five years.
As we saw this week with Pep wearing his Puma jacket nod, the drip of info will perhaps loosen up once the Christmas shopping window is all done.
Love Puma, their trainers and retro stuff are the best in the business.
Third largest sportswear company in the world with 2017 revenue at over €4 billion, also Puma sponsor Virat Koli who is a God in India
At the end of the day who cares if our kit is provided by the first , third or tenth largest manufacturer! Where were Umbro on the list when we signed with them back in 2008?
What we are getting is market value sponsorship from a totally unrelated party who can market our club worldwide. We are their number one and I'm certain because of this,Puma will put all their efforts into raising our visibility
If we were sponsored by Adidas, would they be promoting us over Real Madrid, or would/are Nike doing so over Barcelona?
"Prestige in clothing". I've heard it all now. You've got your priorities all messed up if you think City should care about the prestige of the company that make our shirts. It's the other way round.Bored of one of the 2 most prestigious sports brands in the world? mmm if we signed with Adidas which is their main competition could be, but we signed with Puma a brand for medium teams. To receive 30 million more per year and decrease the prestige in clothing, I do not think this is a big business for the City where there is plenty of money.
Manchester City accepted this offer from Puma not to be underestimated in relation to United, Chelsea and other teams that receive figures greater than 50 million euros a year. Manchester City does not need these 30 million difference, we just lost Mangala that cost us 50 million and surely it will go free and they will import these 30 million that is lost with respect to what Nike paid, it is a matter of ego more than money.
"Prestige in clothing". I've heard it all now. You've got your priorities all messed up if you think City should care about the prestige of the company that make our shirts. It's the other way round.
We should probably look to our on field performances to see why Nike don't see the value in giving us a massive deal. It's definitely a myth that the number of fans or shirt sales significantly effect the deal you get, because top sports brands are more interested in being associated with sporting excellence.
All the big clubs care who sponsors their clothing, I doubt that Real Madrid, Barcelona, United, Bayern, will change their prestigious brand of sportswear to a less important when they are at the best moment in their history.