Tottenham have signed a new shirt sponsorship deal with AIA, worth £320m ($400 million) over eight years.
The life insurance company has been on Spurs’ shirts since 2013, but the new deal is a significant rise in revenue for the Champions League finalists.
It matches the reported £40m-a-year deal Chelsea signed in 2015 with Yokohama tyres.
Under the agreement, which replaces the previous deal with AIA, set to expire in 2022, the company’s name will appear on the front of players’ shirts until 2027.
Manchester United’s seven-year deal with US carmaker Chevrolet remains the biggest such deal, understood to be worth about £50 million annually.
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“This renewed and extended partnership demonstrates the strength and success of our well-established relationship with AIA and underlines the positive impact we have been able to bring to AIA’s brand and business,” Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said in a statement.
“We are proud to have the immense support of AIA at such a significant time in the club’s history.”
Ng Keng Hooi, AIA Group chief executive, said the popularity of the Premier League and Spurs’ success made it an “ideal time” to extend the partnership.
Tottenham, who recently moved into a new 62,000-capacity stadium, reached last month’s Champions League final but have been unable to match the financial firepower of their Premier League rivals in recent years.
But the club, who did not sign any players between the end of January 2018 and July 2019, smashed their club transfer record this month with the signing of France international midfielder Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon.
Spurs in April posted a world-record net profit of £113 million for 2017/18 and have climbed into the top 10 in the most recent Deloitte Football Money League, just behind bitter rivals Arsenal.
Juliet Ekwebelam
