Real Madrid have reportedly requested a meeting with shirt
manufacturers, Adidas to conduct talks regarding a contract
improvement.
According to El Pais, the ‘White House’ now wants the
agreement between the pair to be extended to 2012 and for the
revenue to be increased from €30 million to €60 million per
year.
President, Florentino Perez is aware that following the arrivals
of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, the club will have plenty of room to
bargain and the paper also reports that if Adidas decline to
enhance their sponsorship deal, Madrid would approach rivals,
Nike.
Los Blancos also have several other major sponsors including
Coca-Cola, Audi, Bwin and Telefonica and collectively they
contribute about a third (€130m) of the club’s annual income,
believed to be €400m.
El Pais has speculated that Perez is now aiming for an
yearly turnover of €500m in order to cope with the huge salary
demands of the latest batch of Galacticos.
The supremo had allegedly told Adidas director, Herbert Hainer,
“We are the best club in the world,” but the German sports giants
are actually hoping to enter negotiations to downgrade the contract
due to the economic crisis.
goal.com
