Fred Perry was the iconic British brand, But Brit Andy Murray has gone for the gusto and signed with adidas for big bucks.

Five years, 10 million pounds  Since he's already wearing their shoes for free (alternating with Nike depending on the surface), it'll be easy to coordinate.

The deal was first rumoured to be 3 million pounds a year (with the possibility of doubling if he over took the No. 1 ranking), and was to be announced right after the U.S. Open. It's only happening now. Nike doesn't allow sleeve sponsors, so that was reportedly one consideration since he can earn even more selling that space. Plus, he'll be the biggest dog there.

As long as he doesn't wear that orange shirt favoured by Novak Djokovic, he'll be fine. The two also are stablemates with Head racquets.

Here's the invented quote by the adidas PR people:

“I’m excited to be joining a massive global sports brand with a
credible heritage in tennis,” he said. “Joining a list of stars who
have worn the brand, that includes Muhammad Ali and David Beckham, is
an honour. I’m in no doubt that this deal wil