VfL Wolfsburg To Sign Record-Breaking Nike Kit Deal
German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg is set to sign a kit deal with US-giant Nike to replace current shirt supplier Kappa, according to the renowned German sports magazine Kicker.
Even though Kappa and VfL Wolfsburg signed a five-year kit deal in 2014 until 2019, a buy-out clause allows the Champions League participant to prematurely terminate the contract with the Italian sports supplier.
Nike To Become VfL Wolfsburg's Kit Supplier from 2016-17
Nike already had made Wolfsburg's Kits between 2004 and 2009.
Kicker reports that VfL Wolfsburg and Nike are on the verge of singing a 10-year kit deal, which would allow the Swoosh to make the VfL Wolfsburg Jerseys at least until Summer 2027.
Nike had been already making VfL Wolfsburg' Shirts between 2004 and 2009, while the German club switched to Three Stripes after they won the German Bundesliga title in 2009.
Transfermarkt reports that the Nike VfL Wolfsburg Kit Deal will be worth distinctly more than BVB's Puma Kit Deal (€ 6.25 / year). It would be the biggest kit deal in the history of VfL Wolfsburg.
Wolfsburg's financial situation in the future is anything but certain as a emissions scandal could costs owners Volkswagen £12 billion in fines. However, sports director Klaus Allofs said that the scandal would not affect the investment of the car company on Wednesday.
Nike x VfL Wolfsburg. The US-giant could finally sign a high-profile Bundesliga club as they currently only make the shirts for Hertha, Frankfurt, Werder Bremen and Augsburg.
