Ilia Nikolov was transferred to Botev from the satellite-team Rakovski, replacing Rosen Andonov as a second goalkeeper in the team. Andonov will play in Rakovski. Both goalies will play for their teams on loan until the end of this season.
This is the second term for Nikolov with the Botev Plovdiv’s shirt. He was goalkeeper for The Canaries for a year and a half between the summer of 2010 and winter of 2012. Nikolov has played also for Haskovo, Litex, Spartak Varna, Svilengrad, Spartak Plovdiv and Nessebur.