LaLiga SmartBank: KTO (betting operator), regional partner of RCD Espanyol in Asia for 2020-21

KTO, a European betting operator headquartered in the Dutch Caribbean island Curaçao, has become a regional partner (fourth level) and "official Asian partner" of RCD Espanyol (LaLiga SmartBank) until the end of the 2020-21 season, announced the Catalan club on 23/11/2020.

As part of the agreement KTO will acquire "association rights with the club in China along with image rights, as well as other assets in the field of advertising," said RCD Espanyol. KTO becomes the club's second regional partner in Asia alongside the probiotics brand Irongest, partner until the end of the 2020-21 season after an agreement signed on 17/03/2020.

"After the international expansion of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in China with the arrival of Wu Lei in January 2019, KTO will help to expand the communication platform and brand of the club in China," said the club.

"The Asian interest in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona has led to an increase in following on Chinese social networks in recent months. The new followers from the Asian country represent 43% of the total number of fans worldwide in the different…