Chelsea FC is close to unveiling a £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with a fast-growing cryptocurrency group – despite a temporary ban on the club striking lucrative new partnerships while it operates under government supervision. Sky News can reveal that the Blues have agreed a shirt-sleeve contract with WhaleFin, a digital asset platform owned by Singapore-based Amber Group. Sources said the deal, which will launch next season, could be confirmed publicly as early as Thursday morning. It will represent Chelsea's first foray into the cryptocurrency arena, and comes just weeks after Liverpool was linked with a deal from ... (full story)