Sporting Lisbon to Sign Nike Kit Deal
Update: According to different sources in Portugal, Sporting CP is set to announce the kit deal with Nike soon. As usual, Sporting's 2021-21 Nike kit will be presented on July 1st, the Club's anniversary. There are many fan-made fantasy kits in circulation, but no real leaks yet.
Nike could become Sporting CP's kit maker from the 2021-2022 season, according to Portuguese sports newspaper O Jogo.
Sporting CP has been supplied by Italian brand Macron since the 2014-15 season. Sporting and Macron signed a four-year contract with Macron in 2014, which was renewed in 2017 and ending precisely in 2021. The Macron Sporting CP deal is worth around 2 million euros/season (fixed sum + percentage of sales).
Nike Could Make Sporting's Kits From 2021-22 Season?
The Nike Sporting CP kit deal is anything but done yet. In fact, O Jogo just reports that "Sporting CP is exploring the Nike option". The lions associate themselves, for example, with one of their biggest flags, Cristiano Ronaldo.
With a possible deal with Nike, Sporting CP hopes for to have a greater representation in the international market.
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