Thursday, November 07, 2013
Adidas denies plot to move Lionel Messi
Adidas has denied a report that it offered to put up 125 million euros in the summer so that Lionel Messi could join one of the clubs it sponsors -- either Real Madrid, Chelsea or Bayern Munich.
Mundo Deportivo had claimed that the German sportswear giant, which provides Messi with boots, was keen for him to play for a team for which it acts as kit supplier.
The story said the company would pay half of Messi’s 250 million euro release clause and also raise by 40 percent its own commercial contract with a club that could sell replica jerseys with the four-time Ballon d’Or winner’s name on the back.
Adidas moved quickly to quell this speculation, issuing a statement to L'Equipe to clarify the situation.
It read: "The relationship of Adidas with one of its players is purely commercial. Any sporting decision is between the player and his representatives."
Mundo Deportivo had claimed that the German sportswear giant, which provides Messi with boots, was keen for him to play for a team for which it acts as kit supplier.
The story said the company would pay half of Messi’s 250 million euro release clause and also raise by 40 percent its own commercial contract with a club that could sell replica jerseys with the four-time Ballon d’Or winner’s name on the back.
Adidas moved quickly to quell this speculation, issuing a statement to L'Equipe to clarify the situation.
It read: "The relationship of Adidas with one of its players is purely commercial. Any sporting decision is between the player and his representatives."
