Celtic and Adidas haven't officially confirmed a contract extension as yet, but recent internet rumblings suggest an announcement is imminent.
With a modern reimagining of the iconic bumblebee away strip supposedly in the works too, prolific football kit leaks site Footy Headlines has posted a brief update on X (formerly Twitter) that alludes to the colourway of the proposed kit.
Alongside an image illustrating the same colour scheme through the years – Paolo Di Canio wearing the the original in 1996, Marc Crosas wearing the 2009 reimagining, and Jozo Simunovic wearing the New Balance iteration in 2015 – Footy Headlines included a snap outlined the proposed colours.
— Footy Headlines (@Footy_Headlines) November 18, 2024
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And so while we have nothing to go on at present regarding the look of next year's looks, Footy Headlines reckons one of Celtic's kits will be a retro throwback in "volt/bright green and black".
The original yellow neon-and-black-hooped bumblebee kit, manufactured by Umbro, was released in 1996 and used for two seasons – spanning two generations of Celtic greats, worn by everyone from the aforementioned Di Canio, Pierre van Hooijdonk to Jorge Cadette and Henrik Larsson.
Nike launched their own slant on the template in 2009 during a forgettable, trophy-less season, with New Balance dropping a neon and black number a few years later that was sort-of similar but not quite the same.
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