Liverpool 2020/21 New Balance kits ‘leaked’ – but never to be released due to new Nike deal

Liverpool will no longer be playing in New Balance kits

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Pictures appearing to show Liverpool’s planned New Balance kits for the 2020/21 season have leaked after the club were told they were free to sign a new deal with Nike by the High Court.

Liverpool have been in a legal dispute with their current suppliers, New Balance, who took them to court over a renewal clause in their contract.

The dispute was ended when the current European champions and Premier League leaders were told they were free to sign a contract with Nike, after New Balance had attempted to block the deal.

Liverpool are now reportedly in talks with Nike over a five-year partnership.

However, New Balance’s designs for the 2020/21 season – which will now never be used – have seemingly been linked on social media.

An Instagram account has leaked pictures of the alleged home, away and third kit designs, which were still at the prototype stage.

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The home shirt is a very simple design, all red with the Liverpool badge in a crest.

The away shirt is meanwhile all yellow, with a subtle gradient effect.

And the third, alternate strip is an eye-catching mix of black with lime green and blue accents.

New Balance last month commented on how disappointed the company was to lose their partnership with Liverpool, with a spokeswoman for the firm saying: “We believe strongly that we matched the competing offer and would have delivered many more years of record-breaking kit sales.”