14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just confirmed that it’s in talks with Spanish football club Real Madrid over a new deal that would include the rights to rename its Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
Rumors about such a collaboration emerged last month, but the company has remained completely tight-lipped on the subject, despite its ongoing deal with its charity foundation.
The head of Microsoft’s Spanish division has confirmed the negotiations in a short statement for FootballEspana.
“We are talking,” Maria Garana told Antena 3. “We have an excellent relationship with Real Madrid and in fact recently we signed an agreement with its [charity, Real Madrid] foundation. They have proposed to us, and to other companies, renaming the stadium, but we are only talking about this possibility.”
At the same time, it appears that Emirates Airlines is also in advanced talks with Real Madrid over the naming rights for the stadium, but there are no details as to when a deal is expected to be reached.