Everton expected to sign Castore deal as industry insiders detail update
Kit manufacturer Castore are expected to be the kit partner for Everton from 2024/25 despite no deal set in stone as of yet, according to Liverpool Echo.
The online newspaper reported [14 December] that, while the company’s co-founder has refused to comment, Castore’s growing client base is set to include Everton from next season.
The Toffees’ current deal with Hummel runs out at the end of the current campaign, without a plan for exactly what will happen moving forward.
Castore have a mighty ambition to grow. The company already supplies kits to Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic, MK Dons, Salford City, Newcastle United, Wolves and Rangers, in the UK. It remains to be seen whether Everton will be the next.
“It is understood by the ECHO, from speaking to industry insiders, that while nothing has been agreed, Castore are expected to be the club’s kit partner from 2024/25,” the report says.
One more thing to think about
With everything currently going on around Goodison Park, choosing a kit manufacturer for next season and beyond is just another problem to solve. The sooner a plan is made, the better.
Founded in 2015, although Castore is very well known in the footballing community, its freshness to the industry could provide a cheaper option to a club looking to save money in any department it can.
Hummel and Everton agreed on a club-record deal ahead of the 2020/21 season, which saw the former become the kit manufacturer for the next three campaigns, plus an extra season following a one-year extension.
Now, following the club’s recent 10-point deduction due to a profit and sustainability breach, Castore may offer a solution to Everton’s need to save money. Although no good quality manufacturer will come cheap, its new opening could prove to be a positive for both the parties involved.
In other Everton news, Paul Brown has shared doubts over a permanent deal for one Toffees loanee.