The US sports maker will pay as much as £60 million ($120 million) per season over no less than 10 years to furnish the Premier League group beginning in 2017, as indicated by individuals acquainted with the matter.
To sign with Nike, Chelsea first needed to remove itself from its current 10-year, £290 million manage Adidas, which had seven years cleared out. The Blues paid more than €50 million to break the agreement, which had tight limitations that banish the soccer club from freely declaring any new arrangement until after a predefined period.
Steve Atkins, Chelsea's executive of correspondences, declined to remark on the arrangement, which was accounted for before by The Telegraph. Nike representative KeJuan Wilkins likewise declined to remark.
Chelsea has been a soccer powerhouse since it was purchased by Russian very rich person Roman Abramovich in 2003. It has won four Premier League titles, most as of late in 2015, and the European Champions League. That achievement has helped the Blues to grow their fan base far and wide, especially in Asia. In 2015, Yokohama Rubber Co. consented to a five-year, £40 million-per-season consent to be the group's key supporter.
Just Manchester United, the 20-time English champion, has bettered the Blues' late business victories. Adidas is paying a record £75 million a season to create United's shirts, while shirt support U.S. auto goliath Chevrolet resolved to pay United $US559 million through 2021 in an arrangement marked in 2012.
Chelsea had been with Adidas since 2006, and restored the assention for a long time in 2013. The primary Nike shirt will be created in July 2017 after Chelsea's legitimate association with Adidas closes on June 30, 2017.