Arsenal's new kit 'leaked by sleuth who climbed into their stadium's AIR VENTS'
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- Arsenal's kit for the new campaign is set to be announced on Thursday morning
- Gunners fans will hope it is the shirt they see their side win the Premier League in
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The announcement of a new kit is a very exciting day indeed, with most fans waiting eagerly on tenterhooks to get a look at how their team is going to turn out next season — but one supporter seemingly couldn't wait any longer.
With the 2024-25 season drawing to a close, we're approaching the point in the season where half the league start wearing a completely - most of the time at least - different kit to the one they started the campaign in.
It's a moment that is normally precipitated by countless 'leaked' versions of liveries, more than half of which tend to be completely inaccurate, as expectations begin to build up.
In recent years there has arguably been greater attention on new kits, too, with the emergence of shirts, both retro and current, as a huge part of British streetwear culture.
Perhaps that is why one fan, more keen than most to catch a glimpse of Arsenal's new kit, decided to allegedly climb into the club's air vents to take a picture of their 2025-26 shirt.
A picture posted on social media appears to be taken through pipe work from a high up vantage point, and features defender William Saliba posing for the camera in a new jersey.
One Gunners fan account, posting the picture on Wednesday evening, alleged: 'A curious Arsenal fan climbed in the air vents just to leak Arsenal's new kit,' with a laughing emoji.
The club's kit for the coming season was later confirmed on Thursday morning, with the Gunners hoping that this is the shirt they will finally see their side lift the Premier league trophy in.
The new kit removes the flashes of blue that had featured down the sides of the 2024-25 jersey, and replaced the blue stripes on the shoulders with red ones.
The red body of the shirt also features an added detail with a stylised 'A' stitched into the red with faint black outlining, while the red socks now feature three white stripes at the knee.
In place of the iconic cannon on the left of the chest the club's badge returns, and the trim around the neckline has been broadened in white as the other notable change from the current season.
In addition, where the blue flash down the sides continues down onto the shorts, widening at the base, there appear to be red stripes in their place.
The goalkeeper's shirt is a bright yellow with red details on the shoulders, similar to the current edition but without the patterning on the trunk.
Announcing their new kit, the club produced a launch video featuring stars such as Ethan Nwaneri, Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Lotte Wubben-Moy.
There were also additional clips of both men's and women's teams getting changed into their new kit in the dressing-room, where they also have a team huddle, before heading out onto the pitch.
'I love our new kit, it looks fresh - I'm excited to wear this in front of our incredible supporters,' said men's defender Myles Lewis-Skelly. 'Their energy lifts us and when we step out in the shirt, we feel it more than ever.'
Women's star Kim Little added: 'Supporters are at the heart of everything we do, and this new kit connects to that so deeply. We carry our supporters with us, and they carry us with them, no matter where they are. They push us forward.'
According to the north London club, the shirt explores 'The Heart of Arsenal', with the image of the heart used as a creative device to explore 'the source of life behind the badge'.
For the last three years the north London outfit have been bridesmaids to the wedding parties of Manchester City and Liverpool, and are still yet to win a trophy since 2020 despite their vast improvement under Mikel Arteta.
This season comes as a particular disappointment for how far adrift of Arne Slot's Liverpool side they have fallen, as well as limp exits from both domestic cups.
The Champions League gave fans more hope, especially the win over Real Madrid which will live long in Arsenal lore, but defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals brought the fairy tale to a sobering end.
Arsenal now face a battle to hold onto second place, raising the risk of finishing third in a two-horse race, but victory over Newcastle in their next game should all but confirm the silver medal.
