The Sunday Times:
The American Glazer family, which took over Manchester United after a controversial £800m bid earlier this year, are not at all upset that Vodafone has cut short its £9 million a year shirt sponsorship deal, according to City sources.
Bryan Glazer, one of Malcolm Glazer's sons, and the brains behind the rebranding of the the family's American football team Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is said to be in advanced talks with a number of alternative sponsors, including Google, Yahoo, Coca-Cola, IBM and Levi Strauss, all of which are thought to be willing to pay more than Vodafone.
NOTW:
Manchester United have opened talks with Arsenal's current shirt sponsors in a bid to land a new £15million-a-year deal.
The News of the World can exclusively reveal that mobile phone giants O2 — who will be dumped by the Gunners in favour of airline Emirates next season — are considering a switch to United.
Talks have already started, with the reds desperate to strike a new deal after Vodafone announced last week they are pulling the plug on their £44million sponsorship after a six-year association at Old Trafford.
The bumper new contract would match Champions Chelsea's money-spinning deal with Samsung mobile and maintain the Old Trafford club's position as one of the most marketable brands in the game.