Aston Villa have struck what is believed to be a major deal with Adidas.
The brand will reportedly take over the role of the club's kit manufacturer from next season, replacing Castore, who received major criticisim for the club's 'wet-look' kit this term.
The agreement, reportedly overseen by Villa owner Nassef Sawiris, who also owns close to seven per cent of Adidas, and will be a long-term agreement that is worth millions of pounds.
Kits from next season in the men's team, women's team and academy teams will be manufactured by the brand.
According to The Telegraph, Sawiris was keen for the club to have one of the best manufacturers around to make Aston Villa's kits in a bid to mirror the world class ambitions he has for his side.
It is through that the 62-year-old was left frustrated by the reaction to the Castore kit Villa's teams are using this season, and he's now put a fix to the issue.
Players from both the men's and women's teams complained over the design of the shirts, claiming the heavy material increases their sweat levels and weighs them down in matches.
There were concerns over both appearance and performance levels, with both teams were given the option to wear their white away kit, made of the same material earlier on in the season.
Vila had been searching for a way out of their deal with Castore, which has been running since the start of last season. A multi-year partnership was agreed, but that will come to an end after two years.
The club received a new batch of kits from the manufacturer three months after asking for them in December, after Castore had vowed to 'address this issue as quickly as possible to meet the standards we expect' when it was first raised in September, and they believe they have now delivered on their promise.
They believed it may have been caused by the BK8 sponsorship logo being emblazoned across the front of the shirts leading to an imbalance, but accepted full responsibility following Villa's complaint.
Adidas will become the latest kit partner for Villa, with the likes of Nike, Macron, Reebok and Umbro all making the kits in the past.
This is the first time Adidas will manufacture kits for the club.