Chelsea news: The Blues are set to announce a deal with casino company Stake just two years before rules to reduce gambling sponsors in the Premier League come into place
Chelsea are reportedly set to agree a deal with casino company Stake to become the new club sponsor. The current deal with mobile phone giants Three ends at the end of June.
The Blues have been in limbo over their main shirt sponsor for months after it was made apparent that extending their agreement with Three was not going to be an option. This will now be the first sponsorship change under the new ownership after they took over the club with one year left to run on the deal with Three.
It was written on Thursday by Sports Business that Stake had emerged as the new favourites to become the main sponsor after a last minute deal in the crypto sector collapsed. Having entered the final month without a new sponsor, Chelsea have now seemingly agreed to a one-year partnership with Stake.
The gambling company also sponsor Everton and reportedly pay around £40million per year to feature as the face of the club. Chelsea received around £120million from Three per season after they were announced as replacing Yokohama in 2020. The company had been immensely popular for their interaction and engagement with the club but then became widely opposed after suspending their sponsorship following the imposed sanctions on the club from the UK government last year.
Three wished to avoid being linked with Roman Abramovich, who allegedly had his own ties to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and their decision caused widespread backlash from supporters that felt the club's sponsor were abandoning them.
Since then work has been put in to secure a new, major sponsor. German financial giants Allianz had been in the running but reportedly offered much less than Stake. After Chelsea failed to qualify for the Champions League it appears to be the first signs of trouble being caused from their off-field drop-off.
Now, with the Stake deal only being a 12 month contract, Chelsea will have to focus on finding a longer-term replacement. With rules being implemented from the end of the 2025/26 season against gambling based sponsors, Chelsea's choice raises major questions.
The club's foundation embarked on a gambling harm and awareness scheme in school as early as November last year with scholars visiting institutions around the club. Initial reactions to the agreement from fans has been extremely negative, posing as a major obstacle for Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital heading into the summer.
Tenaioprsz
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stake is not better for Chelsea
Tenaioprsz
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chose Nokia
Feubcelryz
2
Yokohama is better than 3 i Swear
jeffseth75
1
🤣🤣🤣 nobody wants to risk their money on a dying club
I'm just worried about how much chelsea has downgraded , I'm mean a betting company?😂😂..for just 40m?come on that's too much of an insult 😂😂
Quenga__10
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😂😂😂 spotify sponsored barca with over 270million .. and spanish clubs are not allowed to surpass the salary cap with money they didn't earn..if chelsea was in la liga,it will be fighting relegation bcuz boehly money can't save them. it's not allowed but still after 700m,u it took three different coaches to add a pint and a goal.. no investor will ever dare come close 😂😂😢
Then If Spotify Sponsored Varca With So Much Money The Why Are Over Here Crying About Someone Sponsoring A Club You Don’t Support? This Is Why No One Like Varca Fans Y’all Envy Too Much
jeffseth75
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🤣🤣🤣 nobody wants to risk their money on a dying club
😂😂😂😂 they're trying to sell unwanted players who fill the wage bill and ask players to reduce salary to reduce the wage bill. barca doesn't owe anybody.. all the restrictions in spain ensure that no club goes bankrupt or without funds to operate . barca is still a much bigger and better club than chelsea. imagine chelsea's only sponsor deal they're having is with a betting company who is willing to invest only 40m😂😂😂...spotify gave 250 for barca😂😂.. that's how much chelsea has downgraded. barca can still sign whoever the want to sign in the market and players beg to come to barca, just like kounde, raphinha and lewy who were taken from chelsea 😂😂😂..and it's not about spending 80m, it's about spending it on the right player😂😂😂.. i see what mudryk offered after 100m😂😂😂😂...700m wasted Is a turn off for any investor on earth 😂😂.. go and accept betting company
Nopimopuy
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Go for Nasi Katok
Topmani
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lol... barca just won the league and it's all stacked with finance to do whatever it wants. if players like lenglet, umtiti are not sold, they still command high wages , which fill up their wage cap. if barca was in EPL, it would be free to send their cash but spain doesn't allow that. if u have no idea what FFP in spain mean, go and study, but still barca won two trophies and are in the Ucl.. 700m invest , yet it took 1month, three coaches to score a single goal and move one point ahead😂😂...chelsea are breaking record of the worse investment known to man.. no trophy or ucl for at least 5seasons will bring some manners to your fans
You won the league yes but the amount of debt you’re in is large so the league money is peanut. Since you won the league and now have money why was your club trying to sell more players and reduce salary of players to get Messi back to the club? 😂😂😂😂😂 bro you’re broke if you like write full paragraph it won’t increase your club’s broke account😂😂😂😂😂 we finished 12 yet we can still buy a player for 80 million let brokelona try and buy a player for 80 million if your club will not bleed 😂😂😂😂😂 and like it or not there will be a club sponsor for Chelsea we end the contract with 3 that is why we’re looking for another sponsor and they’re coming we’re the once making sure we choose the right one and even if we start the season without a sponsor we will still be 10 times richer than your broke club 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
jeffseth75
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Mumu does your club have money to even sign a ball boy?😂😂😂😂 not to even talk about renovating stadium do you want them to bleed😂😂😂😂 it’s Spotify that is helping you with their own money that is why they change the name of your stadium ode no even know anything about him club I’m waiting for your club to sell another tv right again to sign players or get old cargo players for free😂😂😂😂
why is a big club like chelsea lacking investors? their budget bidder wants to spend 40m😂😂😂😂.. spotify have barca over 250million in a financial crisis and barca won the league . 700million later, chelsea are 12th, only dumb investors will look at chelsea again
jeffseth75
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Mumu does your club have money to even sign a ball boy?😂😂😂😂 not to even talk about renovating stadium do you want them to bleed😂😂😂😂 it’s Spotify that is helping you with their own money that is why they change the name of your stadium ode no even know anything about him club I’m waiting for your club to sell another tv right again to sign players or get old cargo players for free😂😂😂😂
lol... barca just won the league and it's all stacked with finance to do whatever it wants. if players like lenglet, umtiti are not sold, they still command high wages , which fill up their wage cap. if barca was in EPL, it would be free to send their cash but spain doesn't allow that. if u have no idea what FFP in spain mean, go and study, but still barca won two trophies and are in the Ucl.. 700m invest , yet it took 1month, three coaches to score a single goal and move one point ahead😂😂...chelsea are breaking record of the worse investment known to man.. no trophy or ucl for at least 5seasons will bring some manners to your fans
jeffseth75
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Why Are You Crying? is It Because No one Want To Sponsor Varca
😂😂😂 spotify sponsored barca with over 270million .. and spanish clubs are not allowed to surpass the salary cap with money they didn't earn..if chelsea was in la liga,it will be fighting relegation bcuz boehly money can't save them. it's not allowed but still after 700m,u it took three different coaches to add a pint and a goal.. no investor will ever dare come close 😂😂😢
Tanvirjr10
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3 is better than freaky Stake
Juubcdkmty
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go for Allianz
Topmani
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if u think barca are bankrupt them how come they could steal raphinha , sounds and lewy from your noses? which bankrupt club renovates it's stadium ?
Mumu does your club have money to even sign a ball boy?😂😂😂😂 not to even talk about renovating stadium do you want them to bleed😂😂😂😂 it’s Spotify that is helping you with their own money that is why they change the name of your stadium ode no even know anything about him club I’m waiting for your club to sell another tv right again to sign players or get old cargo players for free😂😂😂😂
Blade58
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stupid owners
Kattyranking
1
really miss the days of Samsung 🥲.o memories
zuzalrstuy
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go back to Samsung
Wealth45
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we can't register players bcuz of overloaded salary cap, a broke club won't be renovating it's stadium. barca is not broke, it's been restricted to do business! chelsea , 600m investment to end up 12th. who in earth would want to put money such a team?
Yes we finished 12 position and still has the money to do whatever we want not like Barca leaving cutting players salaries to register players, you people will be under the shadow of Madrid for eternity🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hinbcdlz
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I hate 3
Quenga__10
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🤣🤣🤣 nobody wants to risk their money on a dying club
Why Are You Crying? is It Because No one Want To Sponsor Varca
Veweikortu
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chelsea
jeffseth75
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At least Chelsea aren’t bankrupt 🤣
if u think barca are bankrupt them how come they could steal raphinha , sounds and lewy from your noses? which bankrupt club renovates it's stadium ?
jeffseth75
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Dying Club you called us, someone that who’s homeless is wealthier than Barca, u can’t register players and la liga are helping you so u can compete in the league 😂😂😂😂😂
we can't register players bcuz of overloaded salary cap, a broke club won't be renovating it's stadium. barca is not broke, it's been restricted to do business! chelsea , 600m investment to end up 12th. who in earth would want to put money such a team?
tozeikor
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🤣🤣🤣 nobody wants to risk their money on a dying club
I think this money will benefit Barcelona to buy their dream midfield six
Huedinptuy
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this small money
chukwuka29
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This man has come again 🤣🤣💙🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💙🤣🤣🤣🤣
ManUnited-Red
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Ok and did anyone asked
Runcilrsty
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three it's a great one
Wealth45
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🤣🤣🤣 nobody wants to risk their money on a dying club
Dying Club you called us, someone that who’s homeless is wealthier than Barca, u can’t register players and la liga are helping you so u can compete in the league 😂😂😂😂😂
tientu
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🤣🤣🤣 nobody wants to risk their money on a dying club
At least Chelsea aren’t bankrupt 🤣
Christiankoon
4
Samsung I beg now
Lukbdmnsuy
2
Chelsea my team go back to SAMSUNG
jeffseth75
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🤣🤣🤣 nobody wants to risk their money on a dying club
OjumaDaniel
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go for Allianz
Joshhink
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can you go back to Samsung pleeeeeeeeese
yobcdlnors
2
go back to Yokohama.
yobcdlnors
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I hate 3 die.
Koaailptz
2
Nike is the problem of Chelsea go back to adidas