CSKA Sofia opts for Lotto deal

Italian sportswear manufacturer Lotto has entered into a partnership with Bulgarian A PFG top-tier football club CSKA Sofia.

The deal will run for three years, from the 2015-16 season until 2017-18.

Under the agreement, Lotto will replace rival Legea as the team’s official kit supplier. Lotto will manufacture and provide kit to the team free-of-charge.

Alexander Tomov, chairman of the CSKA Sofia supervisory board, said on the team's website that the club received “six or seven” offers for the contract. US sportswear giant Nike is one of the companies reported to have been interested in the deal.