For many it will be simply an anecdote and for others an absolutely circumstantial question, but the truth is that en the official campaign to present the new shirt that FC Barcelona will wear next season, there is more than one notable absence. In fact, more than one fan has missed the faces of players as important as Luis Suárez, Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal or Dembélé, among others.
Obviously, the visible face of the campaign is the captain Leo Messi, followed by the other three: Sergio Busquets, Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto. In addition, as icing on the cake, the two renowned signings of last summer appear: Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong.
However, players of the weight of Luis Suárez or the charisma of Arturo Vidal do not appear at any time in the advertising campaign. It may be a mere coincidence, but it is also true that Barcelona only carries out a campaign of this magnitude with players who have the absolute certainty that they will continue next season. That are not Vidal, Rakitic, Junior, Umtiti or Dembélé It may be a clear indication of the Blaugrana club's road map.
In any case, next season's jersey It can be purchased from today, July 14, in the official stores of the club that are in the Camp Nou, Canaletes, the Roca Village and Paseo de Gracia. They will only find the ‘Match’ line of shirts, the most expensive and used by the players in the competition, since the standard, known as como Stadium ’, has been withdrawn due to a technical problem in its manufacture. The price of the shirt that is on sale from today is 139.99 euros.
The new shirt incorporates gold as a distinctive element, in addition to the traditional vertical stripes. It is an evocation of the design that the club wore in the twenties of the last century. Another novelty of the shirt is the round neck with a gold trim. Pants and stockings will also have a gold trim.
The women's soccer players have also played a very important role in the campaign to present the new shirt, having recently resumed training with the Champions on the horizon, a competition that were finalists last year.