The agreement between FC Barcelona and Puma, increasingly distant

In the last weeks has spoken a lot on the possible interest of Cougar in turning into the new sponsor of the FC Barcelona from the summer. The German mark already snatched him to the American multinational the agreement with the Manchester City in 2019 in return of 700 million euros by a decade and, this year, would have prepared a very interesting offer to the Barça, although the negotiations have stagnated recently.

As it advances 'SPORT', Cougar desconfía of the real intention of the group blaugrana to break the valid agreement with Nike until 2026 (postponable until 2028) and, by the contrary, from Germany understand that the Barça would try to use them so that the North American mark improve his offer of renewal until some 250 'kilos' net by season. For the moment, the culés ingresan 105 million annual euros of Nike.

Cougar no descarta a new offensive by the Barça

However, so much the president of Cougar, Arne Freundt, like the general director for Europe from August of 2023, the Spanish Javier Ortega, follow very attentive to the decision of the Barça and, in the weeks to come, could present a new offer that surpass of long the 200 'kilos' net to the year. The German mark has at present agreement with other three clubs of LaLiga (Alavés, Girona and Valencia), in addition to being the provider of the official balloon of the tournament.

By his part, Nike neither expects of arms crossed and can improve in brief his offer to sign a new agreement by ten years, taking advantage of his initial advantage by antiquity to negotiate. The Americans signed with the Barcelona group in 1998, being the main sponsor of the club during the most glorious period of his history. To fall the negotiations with both multinationals, the directive no descarta that the creation of an own mark to resolve the conflict.

The Barça can fix in the agreement of the Leipzig to negotiate with Cougar

To the margin of his options to sign with l Barça, Cougar closed the Tuesday an agreement by ten years with the RB Leipzig, another customer that the Germans attain to snatch him to the mark of the pipe. In total, the German group ensured invoice 150 million euros, almost the triple of what Nike engaged to pay in an agreement that has arrived to his final before the expected (€60m). If the Barça negotiates in terms seemed with Cougar, could reach the €250m to the year fixed as it put.

🤝 COUGAR wird neuer Ausrüster von RB Leipzig!@pumafootball wird ab dem 01. Juli 2024 als „Exclusive Partner" alle Teams der Roten Bullen ausstatten.

— RB Leipzig (@RBLeipzig) February 27, 2024