New Balance file court case as they fight Nike kit deal with Liverpool
James Pearce reports that New Balance
The report claims that Nike
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However, New Balance
Liverpool
A Liverpool spokesman was quoted as saying (h/t Athletic):
“We can confirm that our kit supplier, New Balance, has commenced a legal dispute against the club. We will not be making any further comment during these legal proceedings.”
New Balance fighting to keep Liverpool in their portfolio
The Athletic adds that New Balance have a ‘matching clause’ in their contract where the Reds are obliged to inform the Americans of Nike’s new bid and allow them to submit a similar offer.
It looked like New Balance would be unable to match the bid by Nike, however, they are ready to stump up the huge offer, and hope to keep hold of the Reds (h/t Athletic).
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The report adds that Liverpool have already designed the kits for the 2020-21 season, but there is no guarantee they will be used for the next campaign.
New Balance have been our kit manufacturers since 2015 and it will be interesting to see who we end up with next season.
Liverpool seem set for one of the biggest kit deals in world football, which is a testament into how much we have grown under FSG.
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