According to Sky information, FC Schalke 04 has finally found a new main sponsor. As Sky reported last week, an online car platform will adorn the chests of the miners in the future.
Good news for Schalke 04. After this Vivawest stepped in at short notice last season, as you get by Gazprom separatedthe newly promoted Bundesliga team has now found a new main sponsor. Vivawest wanted to move back into the second row if possible and gave the Royal Blues a special right of termination if a sponsor was found who could pay more. This has now happened. The car online platform meinauto.de will advertise on the chests of Gelsenkircheners in the future. Vivawest continues to support Schalke as a premium partner.
Schalke conceded less than ten million euros
Sky already had in the past week exclusive reported that the search for a main sponsor was successful. However, there was confusion and debate because the main color of meinauto.de is purple and it was unclear if this will have any impact on the squires’ kits. However, this will not be the case, the Jersey remain unaffected by the decision. It is also currently unclear whether the sponsor will play against US Salernitana in the first test at the training camp on Wednesday (live stream on skysport.de) can already be seen on the jerseys.
Financially, Schalke collects sky information through main sponsor meinauto.de and the new training sponsor HRS less than ten million euros per season – i.e. below the amount previously paid by Gazprom. The only catch: Schalke had to use an agency to look for sponsors, and the usual commission for mediation is between ten and 20 percent.
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