While Nike offers $115M a season, Puma offers a bigger deal for FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona's supplier, Nike, has been with the Catalan club since 1998. The American sports brand replaced Barca's old supplier, the Italian brand Kappa. Nike and FC Barcelona have reportedly not agreed on a new deal and could split after over 20 years as partners.

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Nike and Barca have a contract that runs out until the end of the 2027/2028 season. The Catalan club can earn a minimum of $ 115 million a season, but the maximum earnings could be as high as $169 million a year, depending on the team's performance in all competitions. The partnership could soon end because of Barca's intention to make a bigger deal. Both Nike and Barca have not agreed to a deal for a new contract extension. Barca is looking at clubs like Puma and New Balance to negotiate a bigger deal than they already have with Nike. Barca can terminate the contract in a year or two since it is allowed to announce an early departure from the current deal 2 years before the expiration date.

Puma is rumored to replace Nike to sponsor Barca kits sooner rather than later. Puma already sponsors Manchester City and pays the English club $82 million annually. Puma also sponsors other big European clubs, like AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund. Puma would like to add Barca to this list, but it will come with a big price, which has Barcelona's interest in getting the deal done quickly.

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Puma is offering more than $300 million a year to FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona is really interested in signing a deal with Puma since the German company is reportedly offering more than $300 million a year for the partnership. Barca is in need of financial gain since they currently have debt of over $1 billion and this deal with Puma can help them pay their debts quicker than their current deal with Nike.