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In 2018, Nike let Roger Federer walk rather than pay him roughly $10M a year. He signed with a small Swiss running brand called On instead, and took an ownership stake.
When On went public in 2021, that stake was worth around $300M. His career prize money from 20 Grand Slams and 24 years of tennis was $130M. The equity made him more than double what the entire playing career did.
Kylian Mbappé just ran the same play.
He'd worn Nike since he was 8 years old. Twelve signature Mercurials. His contract quietly expired on July 31 and he let it die, and the reporting on the On deal describes equity in the company, his own signature sub-brand, direct work with the product teams, and a term around ten years.
So he's now a part-owner of an $11B company that sells its first football boot in 2027. Nike was paying him to advertise Mercurials. On has him sharing in whatever the boots earn, which for a 27-year-old with a decade-long deal is a very different bet.
On also knew exactly who to send. Thierry Henry came in as Director of Football and reportedly played a big role in getting the deal done. Nike had 19 years and unlimited money and still lost him to a recruiter.
Federer's version of the trade took two years to pay off. Mbappé's boot hits the market before his next World Cup.
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