ARSENAL are certain to bank a huge increase in matchday revenue next season.The club are in talks to secure a new deal with a firm to provide their food and drink around the stadium which is expected to add at least £500,000 PER GAME in revenue.EPAArsenal fans could be treated to new food and drink options at the Emirates[/caption]Remarkably, Arsenal’s food concessions were sold to a firm called Delaware North on a 20-YEAR deal when the club first moved to the Emirates in 2006.This incredibly long deal – which comes to an end next summer – looked like a good idea at the time. The club was strapped for cash because of the debts incurred building the stadium.Arsenal have previously tried to buy their way out of the contract with Delaware North which calls itself “a global leader in hospitality and food service management”.It is one of the largest privately owned hospitality companies in the world.Sunsport understands Delaware North are one of four companies trying to secure a new deal to provide food and drink to Arsenal’s fans.But the deal could be structured in a different way which could also allow Arsenal to partner with other food and drink providers to make even more money.In the last set of financial accounts released in February, Arsenal posted club-record revenue of £616.6m.In total, £132 million for the 2023-24 season was from matchday revenue and was derived from ticket sales, hospitality, merchandise, and in-stadium spending on food and drink.BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKThe next set of figures will be higher due to the increased number of games at the Emirates thanks to the Champions League run to the semi-finals.Arsenal are already in discussions over extending their sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda. The current deal is worth £10m-a-season but it is likely to increase. CLUB ARSENALARSENAL fans are dreaming of a revamped Emirates stadium with a capacity of 70,000 to 80,000 fans.And the club is absolutely right to look at this possibility, which would mean the team having to play at Wembley for two years.But the costs involved make such a project unlikely even though it would have the support from fans.The likelihood is that Arsenal will decide to reconfigure all of their executive boxes and turn them into more open areas such as Club Wembley.The modern corporate fan prefers to be wined and dined in large areas, eating and drinking with other fans, rather than being separated in small boxes.This change could potentially help the club increase capacity by up to 2000 without it costing over £500m although it might still be at least £100m.And maybe most importantly, Arsenal could continue to play at the Emirates without moving to Wembley.Getty Images - GettyArsenal could look to make their hospitality offering more like Wembley’s[/caption]GettyArsenal have been linked with a stint at the national stadium[/caption]RED FOR LIFETIM LEWIS was spotted by SunSport leaving the Emirates after watching Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over West Ham last weekend.It was his first public appearance since being axed by the Gunners as executive vice-chair last month.When still in his role, he would usually don a suit with a traditional red Arsenal tie, but on this occasion he was wearing a casual jumper, scarf and coat.It was a surprise to see him there, coming down a lift just outside the tunnel where the players arrive for a match day.However, it should be noted that Lewis has held a season ticket at the club since the days of Highbury, although it is not clear whether he was using these or whether he was a guest of the club.Lewis’ departure came following a huge backroom shake-up above boss Mikel Arteta, with the Kroenke’s adding more KSE associates to positions of power in what looks to be a move to streamline decision-making and make the club more appealing commercially.But with Lewis still attending matches, it looks as though he has left the club on good terms, and remains a supporter of Arsenal’s plans to win major silverware under Arteta this termGettyJosh Kroenke, left, stands with Tim Lewis at last season’s clash with PSG[/caption]PALewis remains a huge Arsenal fan[/caption]