Nasko Sirakov Initiates Sale Talks for levskiโค Sofia
SOFIA, Bulgaria – โขNasko Sirakov, majority owner of Bulgarian football club Levski Sofia, โhas โbegun negotiations regarding the sale of the club, according to sources close to the fan association “Levski.” The development comes amid increasing scrutiny from โฃsupporters over the club’s performance adn the stalled construction of a new Georgi Asparuhov Stadium.
The move follows sustained criticism of Sirakov’s management,especially regarding financial openness and strategic planning. Dimitar Kostadinov, chairman of the “Levski” fan association, recently stated that approximately BGNโ 600,000 of fan contributions earmarked for โstadium pre-project activitiesโ have yielded no visible results. Further fueling discontent, the association has repeatedly highlighted theโฃ team’sโ failureโ to secure league titles or achieve meaningful progress in European โcompetitions.
Recentโข questioning from the โคfan association focused on the short-term contract offered to head coach Julio Velazquez – a three-month agreement with a clause for three months’ salaryโค paymentโ should the club terminate the contract. Petar Dimitrov,โฃ a TV presenter for โthe fan association, characterized the contract as unusual even by Bulgarian standards, noting that domestic coaches areโ frequently enough less protected in their agreements.
Momchil Lazarov,โฃ a member of levski’s supervisory board, emphasized the importance of addressing fan โconcerns, stating, โฃ”The question of the stadium is much more vital than any result. For us leftists, these questions areโ not chewing gum. Without them, a club cannot adequately exist nowadays.”
levski sofiaโ is one ofโฃ Bulgaria’s most historically significant football clubs, boasting aโฃ large and passionate fanbase. The club has won 26 Bulgarian league titles and 25 Bulgarian Cups. The stalled stadium project, intended to replace theโ aging Vasil โLevski national Stadium, has been a long-standing issue for supporters.
