Liverpool have wrapped up a 25m-a-year kit deal with Boston-based company Warrior Sports -- a record for English football and twice what adidas currently pay. Warrior, a subsidiary of New Balance, will take over from adidas ahead of the 2012-13 season and it is expected to be a long-term relationship which puts Nike's deal with Manchester United - worth 23.5m - into the shade. The news comes as a huge blow to their current kit manufacturers as Liverpool's shirt is the fourth-highest selling replica in the world. Kop that! Liverpool's new shirt deal dwarfs that of Manchester United Around 900,000 shirts are sold annually, a number only beaten by North West rivals United, plus Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. Liverpool owner John W Henry had said that the club would only spend money that it generates and with Champions League football at least another season away, the promise of funds will boost the club's muscle in the transfer market. New Balance, a brand best-known for its running shoes, has been increasing its footprint in other sports for some time now and recently announced a deal with the Boston Red Sox to manufacture their kits. Warrior are a big player in the United States where they have traditionally been associated with ice hockey and lacrosse. Sign of things to come: The Warrior logo which will adorn the Liverpool kits The company, set up by Dave Morrow - who also invented the first ever titanium lacrosse stick - was bought out