Images purporting to show Arsenal’s new away kit have been circulating online over the last few days, with the ‘leaked’ pictures triggering a mixture of responses from fans.
Manufacturer Adidas have gone for a white shirt, but with dashes of red splashed across sections of the kit. Supporters on Twitter were not sure what to make of it:
Was someone murdered?
— Blue Watch (@bringbackLB) May 28, 2020
More like blood splats
— _2020 Version (@_2020Virgin) May 28, 2020
Got my Halloween outfit sorted for this year then ?
— Josh Kenton (@mynameiskentuck) May 28, 2020
Awful
— TaxiGeorge (@taxi_george2) May 28, 2020
Whys it covered in blood? ??. Not for me that!
— Shaun Carr (@ShaunC7184) May 28, 2020
Adidas losing the plot next season
— SAMY (@futobolica) May 28, 2020
Lol I ain't buying that ?
— Ryan Colaço (Ryan C™) #Arsenal #CriticalThinker ? (@Ryan_Colaco) May 28, 2020
The comparisons to a bloodstained shirt seem to be right on the money, which begs the question why they opted for red instead of another colour?
It is certainly different from the much-loved retro “bruised banana” away kit that Adidas released last year, and it’s probably unlikely to sell in the same quantities.
When it will be released is anyone’s guess, considering it is still not known when the final game of the Premier League season will be played. It could well be August before the new kits are made available by Adidas.