Betting on next Man Utd shirt sponsor

Nike are the 3/1 favourites to take over Manchester United’s shirt sponsorship after the near collapse of current sponsor AIG.

The American insurance giant (or should that be pygmy?) has had to be rescued by the US Treasury in a $80 billion bail out and it seems unlikely that the American taxpayer will want to meet the Old Trafford shirt bill in future seasons.

Ladbrokes make Vodafone the 4/1 second favourites, followed by Saudi Telecom at 5/1. Spurs sponsor Mansion are offererd at a silly price of 6/1 (they’ve learned the lesson that shirt sponsorship does not work well for online bookies) and Budweiser are offered at 8/1.

Here at Bookies Blog Towers, we reckon Nike is a solid price at 3/1 but we think it might be worth enquiring about odds on Puma or Adidas taking over. Both are engaged in a huge global growth programme and could be genuinely interested in getting their names on the Red Devil’s shirts.

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