Chelsea open preliminary negotiations over a new contract worth £58 million

Chelsea are in talks with Riyadh Air over a possible partnership starting in the 2024/25 season, sources have told Football Insider.

The Blues are still looking for a shirt sponsor this season after their £40m-a-year contract with Three expired.

They held talks with Allianz, Paramount Plus and Stake this summer before reaching a deal with US-based Infinite Athlete last month.

However, both parties are awaiting Premier League approval before the deal can be announced.

The Premier League is currently assessing whether or not the £50m-per-season deal could be considered “fair value” given Chelsea will not compete in Europe this season.

The Infinite Athlete deal is expected to be a short-term solution for Chelsea and the Blues have already started exploring potential partners for a multi-year deal from next year.

Chelsea bosses have reportedly hosted members of the board of new Saudi airline Riyadh Air to offer a possible deal on the front of the shirt from 2024.

Riyadh Air has already entered the world of sports sponsorship after sponsoring the shirt front of Atlético Madrid this summer.

They are owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which also owns a majority stake in Newcastle United.

The Magpies were recommended to work with Riyadh Air for their own shirt sponsor this summer, before signing a £25m-a-year deal with Sela.
Chelsea are hoping to receive between £55m and £58m from their sponsor on their shirt front from 2024/25, although reaching that figure is likely to depend on the club qualifying for Europe this season.

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Chelsea News – Paul Merson predicted Mauricio Pochettino whom he succeeded in Chelsea, even if he had a brutal look at his difficulties so far

Former Arsenal Star Paul Merson succeeded in Chelsea in Chelsea, but rendered a brutal judgment on his current situation.

After changing ownership, the Blues are in a transition state last year, in which Blueco was taken over by Roman Abramovich.

You have transformed the club from top to bottom and transferred their structure from their players to rear teams.

The biggest change has been the strategy because they are trying to modify the recruitment policy for the purchase of young talents that the team will receive for the years to come.

During the three windows that had owned, around 1 billion pounds sterling were spent on transfers, which increased players’ turnover.

Last season saw a huge influx of talent but Chelsea failed to finish 12th in the Premier League after a difficult season.

There were further changes this summer with the appointment of new head coach Pochettino and a series of departures to trim the squad before further arrivals were made.

The former Tottenham manager had a slow start to life with the Blues, who were more dangerous in their game but picked up just four points from four games.

This has led to more questions about the expectations the team should be aiming for this season.

Former Arsenal star Merson slammed Chelsea but backed Pochettino’s success when speaking to Sky Sports about the departure. He said: “Chelsea have signed a million players and you’re like, ‘How do you choose a team from that group?'”

“Chelsea is about winning trophies.
It’s not about Tottenham trying to get into the top four, but that’s what it’s about – and doing it so quickly. If you read this book on vacation, you would throw it in the trash.
Wed.
You might think, “That’s the biggest amount of trash.
It can’t happen.

“Chelsea had all these great young players they were producing, a team that had just won the Champions League and now you look at that and you’re like, ‘How did that happen?
“It’s like Men in Black –

Someone has turned the pen and you’re like, ‘What happened?’ Mauricio Pochettino will get there because he’s a good manager, but it’s going to be difficult. If they finish in the top four, they will cut down trees.

“They bought too many equal players. Enzo Fernandez is of a different class, much better than the others. But how long will he last?
There is not enough cheating in the team.” No player passes the ball through the eye of a needle.

“Teams will go to Stamford Bridge, line up ten players behind the ball and counter-attack.
I said on Saturday that Chelsea would be beaten 1-0.
I know how difficult they are against teams that have ten players in defense.They can.
Don’t let teams fall apart. It’s like watching Subbuteo football: there’s no movement.Unless Fernandez finds that killer pass, no one else will…

“These players all have eight-year contracts, so I don’t know where this is going.
Maybe you’ll get the book out of the sea again and see how this plays out.”