Biggest Premier League Kit Deals Ever—Ranked

Premier League kit deals are getting more lucrative with each passing season.
Manchester City’s new deal with Puma will earn them a fortune.
Manchester City’s new deal with Puma will earn them a fortune. / Caean Couto-Imagn Images

Premier League clubs must take advantage of every possible income stream in the modern age and kit deals are an excellent way to raise funds.

Sport’s biggest manufacturers scramble to partner with England’s grandest clubs, with Nike, Adidas and Puma among the heavyweights splashing the cash on lucrative kit deals in recent times.

Premier League clubs are earning more than ever for collaborating with major sportswear brands and Manchester City’s recent deal with Puma has underscored just how profitable these commercial partnerships can be.

Here are the five most lucrative Premier League kit deals ever.


5. Liverpool & Adidas - Over £600 million (Over $795.6 million)

Liverpool
Liverpool’s third stint with Adidas will be by far their most lucrative. / X / Liverpool.

Liverpool have partnered with Adidas for a third time, beginning their latest kit deal with the company in August 2025. While the exact figures remain unknown for the amount they will pocket across their 10-year contract, it’s guaranteed to be a vast sum and an upgrade on their most recent deal with Nike.

According to various reports, Liverpool will earn far more than the reported £600 million ($795.6 million) across the next decade, with the total sum somewhat dependent on merchandise sales and the team’s performance on the pitch.


4. Arsenal & Adidas - £780 million ($1.04 billion)

Arsenal's new adidas shirt for the 2025/26 season
Arsenal’s partnership with Adidas has produced some stunning kits. / Arsenal / adidas

Arsenal spent eight years with Adidas between 1986 and 1994 but only returned to the manufacturer in 2019 after several underwhelming years with Puma. Since, the Gunners have been treated some stunning kits, but, more importantly, they have pocketed a vast sum.

The north Londoners earned £60 million ($80.4 million) per year when initially signing with the brand, but penned an extension in 2022 that takes that total to £75 million ($100 million) until 2030. By the time the deal expires, Arsenal will have earned an impressive £780 million ($1.04 billion).


3. Chelsea & Nike - £900 million ($1.2 billion)

Cole Palmer posing in the new Chelsea home kit for 2025/26
Chelsea are nearing a decade with Nike. / Chelsea FC

Chelsea partnered with Nike in 2017, the same year as their London rivals Tottenham. Having only worked with three different manufacturers previously—Umbro, Le Coq Sportif and Adidas—the Blues signed a lucrative contract with Nike that far surpassed any kit deal they had done before.

Worth £60 million ($80.4 million) per year and lasting for 15 years, Chelsea will earn £900 million ($1.2 billion) once the deal runs its course. The Blues have secured plenty of silverware with the famous tick on their chest, most recently the FIFA Club World Cup, and it’s proving a profitable partnership on and off the pitch.


2. Manchester United & Adidas - £900 million ($1.2 billion)

Man Utd Away Jersey
Adidas have spent big on Man Utd. / Manchester United, adidas

Manchester United moved back to Adidas in 2015 and signed a £750 million deal across ten years with the manufacturer. They then increased this staggering sum in 2023, agreeing a further decade-long extension coming into effect in 2025 and totalling a then record £900 million.

United’s previous £750 million ($1 billion) deal would feature fifth on this list but given their £900 million ($1.2 billion) extension is a continuation of their current partnership with Adidas, we’re only counting their most recent deal.

The Red Devils may be struggling on the pitch but they are still one of the world’s biggest clubs, and Adidas will be keen to continue their partnership for as long as possible.


1. Manchester City & Puma - £1 billion ($1.34 billion)

Erling Haaland giving a thumbs-up.
Man City top the list thanks to Puma. / IMAGO/Sportimage

Man City’s recent contract extension with the underappreciated Puma has blown previous Nike and Adidas deals out of the water. The Cityzens have penned terms earning them £100 million ($134 million) a year for a decade, meaning their total income from the collaboration will be £1 billion ($1.34 billion) come 2035.

This is the most lucrative kit deal in Premier League history and has now set a new benchmark for future deals, with Man City undoubtedly Puma’s biggest coup in the football kit sphere.

Puma are now widely considered the third most high-profile manufacturer in the market, with AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Marseille and Al Hilal among the other clubs they have partnered with for the 2025–26 season.


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Ewan Ross-Murray
EWAN ROSS-MURRAY

Ewan Ross-Murray is a Sports Illustrated Soccer freelance writer who focuses primarily on the Premier League. Ewan was born in Leicester, but his heart, and club allegiance, belongs to Liverpool.