Chelsea Football Club could be about to get a new front-of-shirt sponsor.
The Club World Cup winners have been without one since the end of their short-term deal with Dubai-based DAMAC Properties.
After qualifying for the Champions League and winning the Club World Cup, many Chelsea fans were expecting Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali to quickly wrap up a new sponsorship deal.
However, that has not happened and Enzo Maresca‘s men have continued to play in the Premier League without a front-of-shirt sponsor.
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Chelsea in talks with Red Bull
Red Bull already sponsor Chelsea’s Premier League rivals Leeds United, and it looks like they could soon enter a deal with the Blues.
Journalist Simon Phillips has claimed on Si Phillips Talks Chelsea that the Conference League holders have been in talks with both Red Bull and Oracle.
According to Phillips, it is likely that these discussions were about becoming Chelsea’s front-of-shirt sponsor.
With nothing imminent, though, Chelsea will play their next game against Nottingham Forest without one.
They will also be without key players because of injury, including Cole Palmer. In the Englishman’s absence, Facundo Buonanotte could start.
Forest will have to be wary of Buonanotte, as the 20-year-old has a good record against them. He has scored two goals in four games.