Chelsea named fourth most valuable football club in the world

Chelsea have risen from eighth to fourth in the latest release of The 11th annual Brand Finance report, entitled "Football 50 2017" which ranks Real Madrid as the most powerful brand in football.

Chelsea are valued at £975m, a rise of £450m over the past 12 months, which has seen them climb above Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal in the rankings.

The club's rise in the table comes as a result of their Premier League title triumph and record breaking £900m kit sponsorship deal with Nike, which is due to take effect from July 1.

The report states: "Chelsea has seen a 61% increase of brand value to nearly US$1,248m, while brand strength also improved significantly from 83 to 88. The club has soared back to the summit of the Premier League this year after a 10th place finish in 2015/16. The league victory has helped the club climb the Brand Finance Football 50 to 4th place, up from 8th last year.

"Chelsea signed the largest commercial deal in the club's history in 2016. Worth £900m, the kit sponsorship contract with Nike will see the club earn £60m annually, starting from next season, a 100% increase on its current deal with Adidas. This follows the £40m annual deal with Japanese tyre company, Yokohama.


"The Chelsea hierarchy hopes the Nike deal will help to support the brand's expansion into new markets and enhance Chelsea's ability to commercially compete with Europe's elite. As with many of the top Premier League and European clubs, Chelsea is actively looking to widen its fan base in regions such as Asia and North America in order to maximise revenue generation.

"After the stadium redevelopments of London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham, Chelsea is also preparing to increase capacity at Stamford Bridge to 60,000. In the short run, this means Chelsea would have to move out of Stamford Bridge for three years from the 2018/19 season, but the £500 million revamp will mark an increase of almost 50% on current capacity, boosting match-day revenue in the long run."

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