ONLINE GAMBLING FIRM TO SPONSOR MANCHESTER UNITED SHIRTS?
Mansion online gambling group in the running for prestige deal
Despite a less than successful soccer season and the imminent loss of Vodafone as a sponsor, Manchester United remains one of the great British soccer clubs, attracting the attention of online gaming companies keen to take up sponsorship.
Recent media reports have positioned United below Real Madrid when it comes to money-pulling power, but the historic English club remains one of the giants on the European football scene, too.
The News of the World reported this week that the Gibraltar-based Mansion online gambling group could be the next high profile advertiser if a shirt sponsorship deal goes through. Apparently Mansion has put a GBP 60 million over four years offer on the table and stand a good chance of reeling the prestigious club in with it.
The newspaper quotes an insider source at Manchester United as saying that: "Mansion are the front runners. Their offer is a fantastic one and officials here believe the deal should be signed, sealed and delivered before the end of March."
Internet poker firm Mansion's GBP 15 million a year offer beats Chelsea FC's GBP 50 million five year deal with the Korean electronic giant Samsung. And it is also a million pounds more than the current world record GBP 14 million a year BenQ Mobile pay Real Madrid.
The News of the World article reports that Bryan Glazer, scion of United's owner Malcolm Glazer, helped set up the deal with Mansion, and that it does not include any naming rights for Old Trafford, Manchester United's soccer stadium.
Mansion has recently been active in TV promotion in the United States, where the company recently signed the biggest-ever televised poker deal with American TV giants Fox Sports Network.
Mansion online gambling group in the running for prestige deal
Despite a less than successful soccer season and the imminent loss of Vodafone as a sponsor, Manchester United remains one of the great British soccer clubs, attracting the attention of online gaming companies keen to take up sponsorship.
Recent media reports have positioned United below Real Madrid when it comes to money-pulling power, but the historic English club remains one of the giants on the European football scene, too.
The News of the World reported this week that the Gibraltar-based Mansion online gambling group could be the next high profile advertiser if a shirt sponsorship deal goes through. Apparently Mansion has put a GBP 60 million over four years offer on the table and stand a good chance of reeling the prestigious club in with it.
The newspaper quotes an insider source at Manchester United as saying that: "Mansion are the front runners. Their offer is a fantastic one and officials here believe the deal should be signed, sealed and delivered before the end of March."
Internet poker firm Mansion's GBP 15 million a year offer beats Chelsea FC's GBP 50 million five year deal with the Korean electronic giant Samsung. And it is also a million pounds more than the current world record GBP 14 million a year BenQ Mobile pay Real Madrid.
The News of the World article reports that Bryan Glazer, scion of United's owner Malcolm Glazer, helped set up the deal with Mansion, and that it does not include any naming rights for Old Trafford, Manchester United's soccer stadium.
Mansion has recently been active in TV promotion in the United States, where the company recently signed the biggest-ever televised poker deal with American TV giants Fox Sports Network.
