Man U in €45.7m training gear deal

MANCHESTER UNITED, the record 19-times English soccer champions, agreed a four-year contract worth about £40 million (€45.7m) for delivery company DHL to sponsor its training apparel, according to two people familiar with the deal.

The contract is the first time any Premier League club has sold rights to sponsor only its training gear. The agreement is worth about half the £80m the team receives from principal sponsor Aon Corp, said one of the people, who declined to be identified because the accord hasn’t been officially announced.

United declined to comment on the report.