RCD Espanyol is reportedly cancelling its €2m ($2.2m) annual shirt sponsorship deal with Riviera Maya, in favour of Chinese digital content brand LD Sports in a two-year, €4m-per-season deal. The news came a few months after the Spanish club signed Chinese player Wu Lei. According to reports from China Sport News, which cite sources close to the club, the decision was made due to “financial reasons” and not because of any political or social concerns. 7.5m ($9.1m) deal. After the LD deal, Espanyol is expected to make tourism board Riviera Maya its secondary kit sponsor.
RCD Espanyol is reportedly cancelling its €2m ($2.2m) annual shirt sponsorship deal with Riviera Maya, in favour of Chinese digital content brand LD Sports in a two-year, €4m-per-season deal. The news came a few months after the Spanish club signed Chinese player Wu Lei. LD has also signed as shirt sponsor at UK Premier League club Southampton FC in a £7.5m ($9.1m) deal. After the LD deal, Espanyol is expected to make tourism board Riviera Maya its secondary kit sponsor.