OFFICIAL: Rangers Confirm Castore Kit Deal - Brand to Sign Up to 5 'Major Clubs Across Europe'
Confirming the previous rumors, Rangers and Castore have this morning officially announced their kit sponsorship deal, which will run for an initial five years.
While no financial details were provided, earlier reports had suggested that the Rangers Castore kit deal would be worth £20 million over the initial five-year period or £4 million per season.
Castore beat out the likes of Puma and Macron, who were also interested. Recently, we've also seen the supposed full Rangers Castore 20-21 collection, including home, away, third and goalkeeper kits, get leaked.
Castore has announced that they chose Rangers as a key part of their roster as they look to add 3-5 other 'major clubs across Europe' over the next one-and-a-half years.
Steven Gerrard, Rangers manager, said: “This is a significant moment for our football club. The Beahon brothers, like myself, are proud of our Liverpudlian roots. Liverpool and Glasgow are proud cities. In both cities, the city makes the football club, and the football club makes the city.”
Tom Beahon, Castore Co-Founder, commented: “In our search for our first elite club, nobody came close to matching Rangers. We cannot wait to be part of the next chapter of success for this prestigious football club. Rangers is an institution and the world’s most successful football club.
“Our business has grown rapidly since we started and we now have a group of very strong investors backing us, with very high expectations. Partnering with Rangers is a seminal milestone for us on our journey of building Castore into the brand we want it to be and we have absolutely no intention of stopping in our pursuit of our goals.”
Phil Beahon, Castore Co-Founder, commented: “We have built this business ourselves, from the ground up, brick by brick. It has taken sacrifice, pain, and an immense amount of hard work to get us here. This is personal for us. We are fully aware of the expectations in partnering with this great club and are relishing the opportunity to make the supporters proud.
“Rangers supporters are in every corner of the United Kingdom and beyond. We are excited about seeing our brand, in royal blue, spread across the globe.”
John Bennett, Rangers interim Vice-Chairman, remarked: “Kit and merchandise has been one of the great challenges faced by Rangers and its loyal supporters in recent years, and this wonderful new partnership with Castore offers us a new beginning. This is a clean slate. A fresh start. A new era.
“We recogniced instantly that Castore are incredibly ambitious but also have a strong financial backing through their shareholders to support this ambition. To be able to offer the products of our outstanding new partner at our Ibrox home is very significant. We can’t wait to see our supporters once again going through the megastore doors.”
Stewart Robertson, Managing Director, concluded: “Rangers are thrilled to be entering into this terrific new partnership. Our club’s aim is to set the standard in everything we do – Castore share that vision.
“Our supporters are right to demand the best, and Castore’s high-end, high-quality merchandise meets that demand, whilst also providing an innovative and bespoke new product, given Rangers will be their first football partner.
“The fantastic work of James Bisgrove and the commercial team have made this possible, and they will continue to work closely with Castore to ensure this partnership becomes a benchmark within British sport.”
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