Marathonbet in multi-million pound Premier League talks
Online sportsbook is understood to be close to completing betting partnership deals with major Premier League football clubs
Sports betting operator Panbet’s online sportsbook Marathonbet is close to signing betting partnership deals with a number of high-level English Premier League football clubs, eGaming Review understands.
According to sources, the UK-headquartered firm is currently in discussions with teams including Manchester United and Liverpool in deals believed to be worth up to £5m combined as the operator looks to ramp up its brand exposure in the world’s most watched football league.
A Panbet spokesperson said in a statement to eGR that the company was at the time unable to comment on any potential deals.
“While we are currently exploring various partnership deals, Marathonbet cannot comment on any specific cases at this moment in time,” the spokesperson said.
“If and when anything becomes official with a club, there will be an announcement,” he added.
Marathonbet has previously signed official betting partnership deals with other clubs from England’s top-tier football league after sealing an agreement last June with West Ham United which also included title sponsorship of an annual pre-season match known as The Marathonbet Cup.
The operator also has been the shirt sponsor of current Championship football league Fulham FC for the past two seasons, as well as last year securing a two-year sponsorship deal with Scottish team Hibernian.