Emirates has featured on the front of the Arsenal shirt since 2006, marking one of football's longest‑running commercial partnerships between club and sponsor
17:47, 21 Jul 2026Updated 17:47, 21 Jul 2026
Arsenal have extended their long‑standing partnership with Emirates, football.london understands. The new agreement has been finalised two years ahead of schedule and was negotiated by chief commercial officer Juliet Slot, who will leave the club later this year.
The deal represents a significant uplift in terms, boosted by Arsenal's first Premier League title in 22 years and Arsenal Women's Champions League triumph last season, which has strengthened the club's commercial appeal.
It is believed to cover continued naming rights for the Emirates Stadium, as well as front‑of‑shirt sponsorship for both the men's and women's teams.
Emirates has been Arsenal's shirt sponsor for 20 years, replacing O2, and remains one of the longest‑serving partnerships of its kind in the Premier League.
The previous extension, agreed in August 2023, was for five years and reportedly worth around £45-50million.
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Commercial revenue remains crucial for Europe's biggest clubs, particularly under UEFA's squad‑cost‑ratio rules, which cap spending on transfer fees, wages and related player costs at 70 per cent of revenue. Arsenal spent around £268m in transfer fees last summer.
Since Slot's arrival in December 2021, commercial revenue has risen by 104 per cent.
She has also strengthened the club's key relationship with Emirates, working closely with the airline's influential marketing chief Boutros Boutros.
Elsewhere, Sobha Realty, the Dubai‑based property developer, holds the naming rights for Arsenal's London Colney training ground.
It is one of several principal partners, alongside adidas, the club's kit supplier, and Deel, the commercial software company.
Slot has played a key role in Arsenal's incredible commercial success in recent years. In recent accounts, the Gunners posted commercial revenue of £263.2m, up from £218.3m the previous year.
She will depart after five years, following a period of significant turnover at Arsenal.
Head of sports science and performance Tom Allen, executive vice‑chair Tim Lewis and technical director James Ellis have all left within the past 12 months, with those exits overseen by Richard Garlick after his promotion to chief executive.
Arsenal’s extension gives fresh leverage in the market, having already secured Ilan Meslier and completed Piero Hincapie's permanent switch after last season's loan. With the window running until September 3, their business is nowhere near done.
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