Arsenal chief gives Emirates Stadium expansion update as 20-year deal ends

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Arsenal are reportedly preparing to bring an end to a 20-year partnership with one of their food and drink suppliers at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are gearing up for the 2026/27 season, which will involve considerable work behind the scenes alongside strengthening Mikel Arteta's squad.

Having clinched the Premier League title last season and reached the Champions League final, Arsenal will be eager to match, if not surpass, those achievements next term. Off the pitch, it appears the club have decided to change their catering arrangements ahead of the new campaign.

The Sun has reported that Legends Global will become Arsenal's food and drink supplier from the 2026/27 season, marking a significant change from their longstanding previous arrangement. The Gunners had maintained their partnership with Delaware North since the Emirates first opened its doors in 2006, but it is understood that the 20-year deal expires this summer and will not be extended.

Legends Global took over as the official catering company at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea last year, and will now be expected to bring their services to the Emirates on matchdays next season. The catering firm also reportedly provides services to NFL franchise the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium — a team that, like Arsenal, is owned by the Kroenke family.

Amid the transformation at the Emirates, Arsenal chief executive officer Richard Garlick spoke at a fan event this week, offering an update on the club's plans regarding a potential stadium expansion. Speculation has been mounting that Arsenal could seek to boost the seating capacity at the Emirates, but Garlick has outlined the club's present position on the prospect of expanding the ground.

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“We are constrained by capacity increase, railway and underground issues are a problem,” he said. “But we are narrowing some options, it could be renovations, but we want to invest in the facilities.”

Garlick provided a similar update earlier this summer regarding Arsenal's vision for the Emirates. "There is always ambition about growing the club in every which way we can,” Garlick said on The Overlap back in May.

"Facilities, whether it's at the stadium, training ground, whether it's supporters around the world - we have plans.

"We have been looking at these for a while now and looking at the options, it is 20 years since we moved to the Emirates and it feels a good time to assess what we can do and how we might go about things."