Cavan Sullivan is a phenom.
The 15-year-old is already an expert soccer participant — a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Main League Soccer. And in three years, when he turns 18, his contract — which is reportedly price $500,000 a yr — has a clause that requires him to be transferred to Manchester Metropolis.
On the sponsorship entrance, he’s an envoy for Adidas and Elevating Cane’s, a fast-food hen fingers restaurant chain. And now, Sullivan will grow to be an envoy for Aéropostale as properly.
The retail chain, owned by SPARC Group, a three way partnership between Genuine Manufacturers Group, Simon Property Group and Shein, signed the athlete as a result of he “embodies the youthful power and magnificence that Aéropostale is understood for,” the corporate stated.
Carven seems in adverts for the corporate in a wide range of items together with Aéropostale’s Saggy Denims, that retail for $64.95, in addition to varsity jackets, denim overshirts, quarter-zip fleece pullovers, a barn jacket with a distinction coloured collar and graphic T-shirts.
“Partnering with Aéropostale is admittedly cool as a result of their type is stylish whereas additionally relaxed,” Sullivan stated. “I’ve at all times been into style that’s each stylish and straightforward to put on like their dishevelled denims and varsity jackets; they’re additionally the sort of garments I’d put on to only hang around with my associates or head to follow. It’s superior to symbolize a model that connects with my vibe on and off the sphere.”
In Might 2016, the teenager chain filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 chapter court docket safety. 4 months later, Genuine stepped in to guide a consortium together with Simon and Brookfield Properties to amass Aéropostale for $243.3 million. Brookfield is now not concerned.