Liverpool look set to be guaranteed only £30m a year from their kit deal with Nike, some way short of their current £45m per year contract with New Balance.
The proposed deal has already caused controversy, with New Balance starting legal proceedings against the club, claiming that they have met the 'matching clause' in their contract by equalling the offer made by Nike.
The dispute is set to be heard in a three day High Court trial next month, with New Balance stating that they can replicate the "material, measurable and matchable terms of the Nike" deal, as the two sportswear companies battle to produce next season's kit for the current Premier League leaders.