Allianz are amongst the companies competing to become Chelsea's main shirt sponsor, according to reports. The current sponsor is Three but the deal is set to expire at the end of the season.
Chelsea had been hopeful of arriving at a new partnership before now due to the financial implications at stake but there is now fresh optimism of an announcement within the next six weeks. It comes after the mobile group decided against extending their three-year agreement with the club.
Three received backlash from supporters for their reaction to the club's links to Roman Abramovich in the weeks after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. It lead the sponsor to suspend the deal after the former owner was sanctioned by the UK government.
