Three British Clubs Interested in Emerging Bulgarian Football Star Despodov

Sports | January 10, 2019, Thursday // 16:12
Bulgaria: Three British Clubs Interested in Emerging Bulgarian Football Star Despodov

Elite Welsh Cardiff City and the teams from Championship Aston Villa and Middlesbrough have a serious interest in CSKA Sofia striker Kiril Despodov, the local press reports. According to the information, the clubs will try to attract the £ 5 million rated 22-year-old Bulgarian national in the January transfer window.

Cardiff City struggles to survive in the Premier League while Aston Villa and Middlesbrough strive for promotion and return to the elite. Despodov has 10 goals and 11 assists in 22 matches of CSKA Sofia in the autumn. He also scored for the first time with the national jersey in the 2:1 victory over Cyprus in Sofia in the League of Nations in October.

The striker has been followed by a number of clubs, including PSV Eindhoven, Anderlecht, Olympiakos, Dinamo Kiev and Moscow CSKA and Spartak, and CSKA Sofia's consultant Lupko Petrovic told "Theme Sport" in view of the likelihood of Despadov remaining on Bulgarian army "and in the spring is minimal.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

Sports » Be a reporter: Write and send your article

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria