Just as Arsenal's 2018/19 campaign was disappointing, so were their kits. The home and away designs made by PUMA were not well received by the fans and many have been eagerly anticipating their latest look from Adidas.
Several leaks have made their way on to the Internet since the Gunners parted ways with PUMA in favor of a deal with the German manufactures, worth around $381M. The final disclosure is the most concrete as it is a leaked promotional video from none other than Adidas themselves ahead of its official July 1st unveiling.
The video features several first-team superstars, including Aubameyang and Ozil who have both been linked with exits. The clip begins with Mesut and Kolasinac, with the 2014 World Cup winner getting a haircut. Their voices, including the rest of the team's foreign players to feature in the video, are dubbed over with local accents.
Legendary striker Ian Wright also stars in the promo, giving a narration, while a touching tribute to the late David "Rocky" Rocastle. Alexandre Lacazette, Alex Iwobi, Mattéo Guendouzi, Laurent Koscielny, and Hector Bellerin also make appearances. Check out the video in the tweet below.
Leaked promotional video of Arsenal's new home kit, manufactured by Adidas, for the 2019/20 season. [Adidas on YouTube] #afc pic.twitter.com/2cYrSO2GTW
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) June 27, 2019
The promo was loved by Gooners across social media. It was a positive note after a disappointing end to the 2018/19 campaign which saw them lose the Europa League final 4-1 to Chelsea and miss out on a top-four finish. As a result, the north London giants are left with a limited transfer budget and face a struggle to land their summer targets ahead of the new campaign.
Without exaggeration, that 111 second long Adidas promo video has given me more excitement than almost every Arsenal away performance since 2018 began. The kits and other gear look absolutely stunning. Phenomenal job, @adidas.
— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) June 27, 2019
that Arsenal kit reveal is actually class
— king of the shlid (@bigsexybert) June 28, 2019
Doesn't take much to please Arsenal fans stick a few dross players in an advert give them some accents and have them wearing a nice kit
— (@skillmcgill19) June 28, 2019