Chelsea Announce £40m Shirt Sponsorship

Chelsea have announced their largest ever commercial deal with Yokohama Rubber, which is reportedly worth £40m a year. The deal eclipses the previous £18m-a-year deal with Samsung and could place Chelsea second only to Manchester United's £53m-a-year deal with Chevrolet. The agreement was wrapped up after talks in London between Yokohama chairman Tadanobu Nagumo and Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, before photoshoots with manager José Mourinho and club captain John Terry. Blues chief Buck said: "Chelsea and Yokohama are a perfect fit.

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