Chelsea announce new 15-year £900m kit deal from next season with Nike after ending adidas partnership

• Chelsea have agreed a new long-term kit deal with Nike from 2017-18
• Chelsea's kit partnership with adidas was due to end at end of the season
• The Blues will earn double the amount per annum with adidas' rivals Nike
• Nike deal is worth £60million, while adidas currently pay £30m
• It represents the largest commercial deal in the club's history

The only larger football clothing supply contracts are Barcelona’s deal with Nike and Adidas’s contract with Real Madrid, both signed in the summer and reportedly each worth £100m over 10 years.

 

The annual price Nike are paying Chelsea is also less than the £75m-a-year their Manchester United contract costs them. But that is again a mere 10-year partnership compared with the ground-breaking length of the Chelsea tie-up until 2032.

No wonder Chelsea paid £40m to exit their current adidas contract, worth £30m-a-year, six years early. The mega-money Nike arrangement comes into effect from the start of next season.

Manchester United boast the biggest lucrative shirt deal in England - earning £75m-a-year

By then Chelsea might have been playing their home matches at Wembley along with Tottenham, who are also switching to Nike shirts next season but for a considerably-lower £25m-a-year.

But the highly complex planning for the new stadium means any temporary re-location from Stamford Bridge has been delayed by at least one year.

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia, Abramovich’s closest aide, who played a major role in the negotiations, said: ‘This is an incredibly exciting and important deal. Like Chelsea, Nike is known around the world for its excellence and innovation and we look forward to working together in what is sure to be a successful partnership.’

Sportsmail first broke news of Chelsea buying out their adidas contract and signing up with Nike in May. But the official announcement was delayed until Thursday.

Chelsea close in on £60m-a-year kit deal with Nike after ending adidas partnership six years early

• Chelsea's current kit partnership with adidas will end after next season
• The Blues will earn double the amount per annum with adidas' rivals Nike
• Nike deal will be worth £60million, while adidas currently pay £30m 

Chelsea are set to sign a kit sponsorship contract with Nike worth £60million-per-year in what will be the second biggest deal in the Premier League.

The Blues announced earlier this month that they are parting company with adidas at the end of next season, after the pair decided to terminate their current deal six years early.

Adidas' shirt deal was worth £30million annually - a figure that will be doubled by their American sportswear rivals, despite the fact Chelsea won't be competing in Europe next season.

Chelsea are set to agree a £60million-per-year kit deal with Nike which will begin at the 2017-18 season

Diego Costa models Chelsea's new adidas home shirt for next season - which will be the last worn by the club

The Blues announced on May 11 that they have agree to end their deal with adidas six years early

TOP PREMIER LEAGUE KIT DEALS

1) Manchester United - adidas (£75m-a-year)

2) *Chelsea - Nike (£60m-a-year)

3) Arsenal - Puma (£30m-a-year)

4) Chelsea - adidas (£30m-a-year)

5) Liverpool - New Balance (£25m-a-year)

6) Manchester City - Nike (£12m-a-year)

*Chelsea's Nike deal will come into effect from the start of the 2017-18 season.

As revealed by Sportsmail, Chelsea and adidas' split is said to be by mutual consent but talks were instigated by the former for some time.

The west London outfit had grown increasingly annoyed by the way German company have been concentrating on Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus, and on signing new players.

And the financial gain of Nike's deal will increase Chelsea's leeway in regards to Financial Fair Play too.

UEFA's monetary model is calculated over a three-year period with clubs currently allowed to spend around £23m more than they earn for the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.

Chelsea's failure to qualify for the Champions League will cost upwards of £40m, a figure that won't hinder them severely now with the incoming Nike deal as well as the imminent extra revenue that will be sustained from the Premier League's bumper TV deal.

Chelsea's new deal with Nike will be significantly more per year than the latter's with Manchester City (£12m) and Arsenal's agreement with Puma (£30m).

However, it is still below Manchester United's staggering 10-year £75m-per-season contract with adidas, which came into effect this term.

Manchester United boast the biggest lucrative shirt deal in England - earning £75m-a-year from adidas

Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal earn £30m-a-year from German sportswear company Puma

Manchester City are currently sponsored by Nike but earn a fifth's of Chelsea's likely deal - at £12m-a-year

Roman's temple to football: Chelsea submit planning application

• Chelsea submit planning application for 60,000-capacity redevelopment of Stamford Bridge
• Premier League champions confirm plans will be submitted to Hammersmith and Fulham council
• The club hope the new stadium can be completed by 2020 at a cost of £600million
• But some football fans ridiculed the design, likening it to an egg slicer, a colander and even a Slinky toy 

Chelsea's planning application for a new 60,000-seat ground, on the site of Stamford Bridge, has revealed the full scale of what will be the country's most ambitious stadium build yet.

On Tuesday, 160 documents were published featuring images of the Blues' planned new home, with work on the £600million-plus, three-year project expected to be signed off in the summer.

Provided they get the necessary backing in the now-launched consultation period, Chelsea could begin life at a revamped Stamford Bridge on the first day of the 2020-2021 season. 

However, the new design hasn't gone down well with all football fans, with some claiming the stadium will look like a colander, a Slinky toy or an egg slicer. 

Chelsea have submitted a planning application for their new 60,000-seat stadium at Stamford Bridge which they hope to open in 2020

The Barclays Premier League champions have consulted neighbours over the redevelopment of their west London home

Chelsea will move out of Stamford Bridge for three years while work is undertaken on their ground, which will include brick columns

Chelsea could begin life in their new home on the first day of the 2020-2021 season should they receive the necessary backing 

Some Twitter users ridiculed the design, with the new stadium being likened to a Slinky toy, an egg slicer and a colander 

Roman Abramovich's design team, spearheaded by Herzog & de Meuron – most famous for their work on Bayern Munich's incredible Allianz Arena and the beautiful Beijing Bird's Nest – have produced a new 60,000-capacity ground that draws Westminster Abbey among its influences.

The stands will have the same names so fans can stay in their favoured place. This is because at two public exhibitions to showcase the plans, which drew a 93 per cent approval rate, the most common question fans asked stadium planners was where their seat would be.

Methods of keeping the neighbours onside will also be explored with apprentice schemes to learn building skills during construction and ensuring minimum disruption by employing Keltbray, the firm who are painstakingly bringing down Earls Court Exhibition Centre brick by brick.

And there is further good news for supporters, with one of Stamford Bridge’s defining features – the stands’ close proximity to the pitch – being maintained.

The Chelsea fans’ closeness to the action is seen as the top redeeming aspect of the atmosphere at SW6, and the new ground sees seats placed as little as 7.2metres from the players.

  

The South Terrace and Britannia Entrance of today (top) compared to images of how Stamford Bridge may look by 2020

The redevelopment will see the current ground demolished, along with the surrounding hotels, restaurants and health centre

The planning application was submitted by Abramovich's Fordstam company on November 19, Hammersmith and Fulham council said.

Two images of how Stamford Bridge could look with a yellow outline showing the current shape of Chelsea's stadium 

HOW THE REVAMP ROLLS OUT

October 2016-October 2017 (Phase One)

Construction of rafting over the railway lines behind the East Stand and Matthew Harding Stand begins.

Both Stamford Bridge hotels, a range of bars and restaurants and the Stamford Bridge Health Club are demolished.

May 2017

Chelsea play their last game at Stamford Bridge as it stands, leaving for three years to facilitate the rebuild.

June 2017-September 2018 (Phase Two)

The old Stamford Bridge is demolished. Digging down to accommodate the height of the new stadium begins.

July 2018-October 2019 (Phase Three)

Stadium is constructed from scratch

December 2018-July 2020 (Phase Four)

Fitting out of the surrounding area is completed, with a restaurant/café included on-site along with a new club shop and museum.

August 2020

Chelsea return to play at a 60,000-capacity Stamford Bridge for the first time.

As seen in the images from the application, the main construction feature on the new ground will be the 264 brick columns that surround it, with glass connecting each one to provide the structure of the roof and walls of the stadium.

Decorative metal will run across the glass to provide the silvery-effect seen in some images, providing a cathedral-colosseum look to the new ground.

The number of hospitality seats available will almost double from 4,628 to 8,969 with those paying top dollar occupying the East and West sides of the middle tier, and the East side of the upper tier.

Away fans will continue to be seated in the Shed End but with their following being split across the three tiers similar to the system at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.

A statement on the club's official website confirmed plans had be submitted to Hammersmith and Fulham council, and consultation is now open until January 8 next year.

'A planning application for a new stadium at Stamford Bridge with an expanded seating capacity has been submitted,' Chelsea’s statement read.

'This follows a successful consultation process during which we received very helpful feedback.

'This application will now be examined by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.'

Provided permission is given, work will start at the end of this season with the building of expanded access from the current stadium's rear to Fulham Broadway station through the building of slats over the railway lines behind the East Stand and Matthew Harding Stand.

Chelsea would then be forced to vacate their home for a full demolition of the site in 2017, playing away from the ground that has hosted them for 110 years for a three-year period.

During construction, Chelsea will consider having a resident hawk scout across the Stamford Bridge site on a daily basis to prevent 'nuisance birds' from taking up residence as the stadium is rebuilt.

Workers will dig down to reduce the height of the stadium, which will appear vastly bigger than the current structure but will, in fact, not be taller than now.

Wembley Stadium is Chelsea’s expected temporary destination with talks already at an advanced stage, although Tottenham Hotspur also have eyes on the National Stadium.

A mooted move to Rugby HQ at Twickenham would struggle to get off the ground with residents’ concerns and Chelsea are confident that they are close to signing off a deal at the stadium they last visited for this season’s Community Shield.

After three years at Wembley, Chelsea will then move back at the turn of the new decade with existing season-ticket holders to be offered identical seats to their current ones, but in a ground built almost entirely from scratch. 

Blue supporters will be allowed to keep their old seat positions from Stamford Bridge if they wish

The stadium redevelopment is being entirely financed by Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich

Sportsmail revealed earlier this year that the Barclays Premier League champions would need to take Wembley at a reduced capacity, with a loophole allowing them to house 50,000 spectators on a regular basis.

Wembley is limited to 37 'major' events each year but occasions that do not utilise the 40,000-capacity top tier of the ground are not considered ‘major’. With appropriate planning, the Blues could even open up the upper tier for games with enough demand for tickets.

Back at Stamford Bridge, the redevelopment will see the surrounding hotels, restaurants and health centre knocked down before work on demolition and then construction of the new stadium begins.

A club shop and museum will be rebuilt, alongside a new area touted as a ‘restaurant/cafe’ that could be utilised as a bar for supporters on matchdays.

Those wishing to comment on the application have until Friday January 8, 2016, to submit their observations to Hammersmith and Fulham Council. Feedback on consultation so far has been positive and it looks unlikely that Chelsea will find many roadblocks to their plans.

Abramovich's design team, spearheaded by Herzog & de Meuron – most famous for their work on Bayern Munich's incredible Allianz Arena

Premier League rivals Chelsea and Tottenham both want to use Wembley while their own stadiums are being redeveloped

Chelsea have 26 players out on loan (more than an entire Premier League squad) - from Patrick Bamford at Crystal Palace to Marko Marin in Turkey here's where they all are

• Marko Marin move to Trabzonspor took Chelsea's loaned out players to 26 across 10 countries
• Juan Cuadrado had earlier joined Juventus on a temporary deal and Patrick Bamford and Mo Salah are on loan
• But plenty of Chelsea fans will never have seen many of the other players due to club's vast resources

Think you need to turn up to Stamford Bridge every other week to watch Chelsea players in action? Think again. Pretty much anywhere across Europe will do these days.

From Portugal in the west to Turkey in the east, Middlesbrough in the north to Rome in the south, Chelsea's players have been strewn out across the continent this summer in a slew of loan deals.

The departures of Juan Cuadrado to Juventus and Marko Marin to Trabzonspor has taken the number of Blues players currently out on loan to a staggering 26 - that's more than an entire Premier League squad of 25 - and counting.

The Blues map of Europe: How 26 Chelsea players are distributed across the continent on loan at clubs from Portugal to Turkey

From big names such as Cuadrado to rising stars including Patrick Bamford, Jose Mourinho's squad is so vast that he has to ship out players to far flung corners of Europe to guarantee they see action on the pitch.

Some of the players even die-hard Chelsea fans would not recognise if they passed them on the street - Ulises Davila, anyone? Although that wouldn't happen unless you were crossing the road in Setubal, Portugal, anyway.

Here is the full list of Chelsea's players currently out on loan. And remember, there's still plenty of time left for more to leave...  

 

1 - Matej Delac (goalkeeper) – FK Sarajevo, Bosnia

The Bosnian-born keeper, who has represented Croatia through the youth ranks, perhaps sums up what it means to be a fringe member of the Chelsea squad in the Roman Abramovich era. Having signed in 2010, the now 23-year-old has been sent out on loan to Vitesse Arnhem in Holland, Dynamo Ceske Budejovice in the Czech Republic, Vitoria de Guimaraes in Portugal, Inter Zapresic in Croatia, FK Vojvodina in Serbia, Sarajevo in his homeland, Arles-Avignon in France, and now back to Bosnia. His sum total of Chelsea appearances? Zero.

2 - Tomas Kalas (defender) – Middlesbrough, England

The Czech is forging a reputation as a highly-promising right back on loan at Middlesbrough, where he excelled for Aitor Karanka last season, and will spend this year at the Riverside too. But then you would expect no less from a player who cost £5.2million five years ago at the age of just 17. Chances at Chelsea have been limited, but he could one day force his way through.

Matej Delac (right) in action for Chelsea during pre-season before his latest loan move to Sarajevo

Tomas Kalas (left) is on loan at Middlesbrough while Andreas Christensen (right) is a Denmark international

4 – Kenneth Omeruo (defender) – Kasimpasa, Turkey

A member of the Nigeria team that won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Omeruo also played in every match for his country at the World Cup last year. Yet it is tough to see him ever claiming a first-team spot at Chelsea, with the centre of defence packed so full of top-quality players. The 21-year-old impressed on loan at Middlesbrough last season before being sent to Turkey.

5 – Alex Davey (defender) – Peterborough United, England

Born in Hertfordshire but a Scotland Under 19 international, Davey helped Chelsea win the FA Youth Cup in 2012. The 20-year-old is another tough-tackling, tall centre half on the Blues' books, meaning competition will be fierce. He also spent time on loan at Scunthorpe United last season.

Kenneth Omeruo (left) has won the Africa Cup of Nations; Alex Davey (right) is on loan at Peterborough

Cristian Cuevas (left) is one of the many on loan at Sint-Truidense VV; Wallace (right) is at Carpi in Italy

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6 – Cristian Cuevas (defender) – Sint-Truidense VV, Belgium

Snapped up from the superbly-named O'Higgins club in Chile two years ago, the left-sided defender has so far got no closer to the Chelsea team than a place on the bench. He has since been sent on loan to Vitesse Arnhem and FC Eindhoven in Holland, Universidad de Chile in his homeland, and now to Belgium.

7 – Wallace (defender) – Carpi, Italy

Signed from Fluminense in January 2013, Wallace has rarely been seen at Chelsea since. He was immediately sent back to his former club before heading off to Inter Milan the following summer. The Brazilian's chances were limited at the San Siro, as they were at Vitesse Arnhem last season. Now with newly-promoted Carpi in Serie A, his chances of success at Chelsea look slim to none.

8 – Todd Kane (defender) – NEC Nijmegen, Holland

No relation to Tottenham namesake Harry, Kane is a right back noted for his pace and was good enough to hold down a first-team place on loan at Blackburn Rovers in the Championship in the 2012-13 season. Injury has halted the former Chelsea Under 21 captain's progress, and at the age of 21 he is heading off for the fifth loan spell of his career.

Todd Kane in action for NEC Nijmegen against Heracles in the Dutch Eredivisie earlier this month

9 – Nathan Ake (midfielder) – Watford, England

With his distinctive dreadlocks and Dutch football schooling, Ake draws easy comparisons with Chelsea legend Ruud Gullit. Having made just a handful of first-team appearances so far, Ake has a long way to go to live up to that comparison. But after going on loan to Reading last season, Chelsea will hope the 20-year-old continues his development in the Premier League this year.

Nathan Ake's distinctive dreadlocks mark him out on the pitch, and he is one to watch for the future

10 – Jordan Houghton (midfielder) – Gillingham, England

Born in Chertsey, down the road from Chelsea's training ground in Cobham, the England Under 20 midfielder has been at the club's academy since the age of eight. A combative presence in the middle of the park, he helped Chelsea to FA Youth Cup glory under Adi Viveash. The 19-year-old will hope to push on at League One high-fliers Gillingham this season.

11 – Marco van Ginkel (midfielder) – Stoke City, England

Represents one of a very rare breed: a footballer who has moved from Vitesse Arnhem to Chelsea, and not the other way round. The £8m box-to-box midfielder's progress since his move in 2013 was stalled by a serious knee injury but the 22-year-old is good enough to have played on loan at AC Milan last season and to have won two Holland caps.

Jordan Houghton on the ball for Gillingham (left) and Marco van Ginkel on the pitch for Stoke City

12 – Mario Pasalic (midfielder) – AS Monaco, Monaco

A German-born Croatia international who admits his favourite player is Frank Lampard. If Pasalic can come anywhere near to replicating the former England star's knack for goals from midfield, he will not spend too much more time away from Stamford Bridge. After impressing in La Liga at Elche last term, a big loan move to Monaco was secured this season for the 20-year-old.

13 – Lewis Baker (midfielder) – Vitesse Arnhem, Holland

The Luton-born 20-year-old is heading for his third loan spell of the calendar year having been sent to Sheffield Wednesday and MK Dons last season. Mourinho has tipped Baker to become an England international under his management and even awarded the midfielder a title winner's medal last season, despite him not playing a single minute of the campaign.

Mario Pasalic controls the ball for Monaco during the Champions League qualifying play-off against Valencia

(Left to right) Nathan, Lewis Baker and Danilo Pantic are all on loan at Ducth club Vitesse Arnhem

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14 – Nathan (forward) – Vitesse Arnhem, Holland

The Brazilian went through what is becoming a fairly typical experience for modern Chelsea footballers: signed for £4.5m from Atletico Paranaense then sent out on loan just nine days later to Chelsea's partner club, Vitesse Arnhem. He scored five goals in five games for Brazil at the Under 17 World Cup in 2013 but has achieved little else in the very early stages of his career.

15 – Danilo Pantic (forward) - Vitesse Arnhem, Holland

Another youngster signed and immediately sent out on loan to Vitesse Arnhem. Pantic can play in a central attacking position or on the left wing but with just a handful of appearances for Partizan Belgrade, little else is known of this 18-year-old. He has captained Serbia Under 19s and already has Europa League experience with Partizan.

16 – Ulises Davila (forward) – Vitoria Setubal, Portugal

Having been at Stamford Bridge for four years, never getting near the first team and spending time on loan at five different clubs, it is hard to see Davila ever breaking through into Mourinho's plans. The former Mexico Under 23 international is now 24 years old and this footballing globetrotter has travelled to Vitesse Arnhem plus Spanish clubs Sabadell, Cordoba and Tenerife.

The lesser-spotted Ulises Davila in Chelsea training kit (left) and Victorien Angban playing for Ivory Coast

17 – Victorien Angban (forward) - Sint-Truidense VV, Belgium

The 18-year-old Ivorian, who signed in January from Stade d’Abidjan in his homeland, has yet to be seen at Stamford Bridge but is said to be a box-to-box midfielder or a forward. Whether he ever emulates his compatriot Yaya Toure remains to be seen, but like the Manchester City star did earlier in his career, Angban will play in Belgium this year.

18 – Marko Marin (winger) – Trabzonspor, Turkey

With 16 Germany caps to his name, successful spells at Borussia Monchengladbach and Werder Bremen behind him and dubbed the 'German Messi', Marin's career was on the up and up. Until he joined Chelsea. The 26-year-old made just six appearances following his £7m move and has been sent out on loan four times - to Sevilla, Fiorentina, Anderlecht and Trabzonspor - with limited success at each club.

Marko Marin has joined Trabzonspor on loan after several underwhelming spells elsewhere

19 – Juan Cuadrado (winger) – Juventus, Italy

Only James Rodriguez made a bigger impression than Cuadrado during Colombia's exciting run at the World Cup in Brazil, leading Chelsea to splash out over £23m on the skilful 27-year-old in February. But after a miserable six months at the club during which he has barely had a kick for the first team, Cuadrado has been bombed out on loan to the Italian giants.

Juan Cuadrado (centre) was mobbed on arriving to sign for Juventus on loan from Chelsea

20 – Christian Atsu (winger) – Bournemouth, England

Signed in 2011, Atsu has still not played a single first-team game for Chelsea despite already amassing 40 caps for Ghana. The 23-year-old has been shipped out on loan to Vitesse Arnhem, Everton and now Bournemouth and has played in the 2014 World Cup finals and the Champions League for Porto, where he won the Portuguese title. Yet still he has not broken through.

21 – Isaiah Brown (winger) - Vitesse Arnhem, Holland

'Izzy' made his first-team debut for West Bromwich Albion before being snapped up by Chelsea and has since gone on to star as a goalscoring midfielder for the Under 21 side. He made his Chelsea debut against his former club last May and recently played against Southampton for Vitesse in the Europa League qualifiers.

Christian Atsu (centre) holds off Hartlepool United's Billy Painter in the Capital One Cup

Izzy Brown battles for the ball against Rick Karsdorp of Feyenoord while in action for Vitesse Arnhem

22 – Mo Salah (winger) – AS Roma, Italy

The Egypt international earned an £11m move to Stamford Bridge in the best way possible, making a strong impression during pacy, skilful and direct displays against the club in the Champions League for Basle. But since February 2014 he has disappeared off the radar, making just 19 appearances for Chelsea and being offloaded to Fiorentina last season and now Roma.

23 – Patrick Bamford (striker) – Crystal Palace, England

With 17 goals for Middlesbrough last season, Bamford set the Championship alight and marked himself out as a player of real potential. The 21-year-old from Grantham will have to prove he can cut it in the Premier League at Palace before he gets a chance in Mourinho's first-team squad, however.

  

Mo Salah's latest loan move has taken him to Roma (left); Patrick Bamford is at Crystal Palace (right)

24 – Stipe Perica (striker) – Udinese, Italy

A Croatian striker, Perica has already bagged goals in Serie A having joined Udinese on loan last January. His goalscoring record on loan is far from impressive but the Italian club extended the 20-year-old's deal into a long-term move, so he is unlikely to be seen back at Cobham any time soon.

25 – Dominic Solanke (striker) - Vitesse Arnhem, Holland

A potential star of the future. The Basingstoke-born 17-year-old scored over 40 goals for Chelsea at youth level last season, helping the club lift the FA Youth Cup and UEFA Youth League in the process. The England Under 18 striker is the fifth Chelsea player sent on loan to Vitesse Arnhem this season and big things are expected. 

Stipe Perica takes a shot at goal for Udinese (left) and Jhoao Rodriguez in action for Bastia

Dominic Solanke (right) has a lot to live up at Vitesse after scoring 41 goals for Chelsea youth last season

26 - Jhoao Rodriguez (striker) - Sint-Truidense VV, Belgium

An unknown quantity even to the most die-hard Chelsea supporter, the young Colombian emerged from the lower leagues in his homeland to secure a move to Chelsea. Now 19, he has spent time on loan at Bastia in France at Vitoria Setubal, and is the latest of Mourinho's kids to join their Belgian partner club to continue his development.