This photo confirms SPORT's exclusive on new Barca shirt

This photo confirms SPORT's exclusive on new Barca shirt

The first designs were presented in February 2016. Since then, and after various adjustments, they've been finalising the exact design

The first real image of Barcelona's 2017-18 shirt has come out on the Twitter News FC Barcelona feed (@newsfcb). With the Rakuten logo on the front, it is exactly as put forward by Sport on December 5. 

As we reported then: Barcelona's shirts for the 2017/18 season are about to go into production. The replicas have been given the thumbs up by all parties and the fact the new sponsor (Rakuten) has been announced means Nike have all they need to begin manufacturing. 

The first designs were presented in February 2016. Since then, and after various adjustments, they've been finalising the exact design. 

It's an innovative and different design to what we have seen until now. With a vertical stipe in the middle of the shirt much wider than usual, with the other stripes more narrow. The new shirt will surprise all supporters of the club. 

Directors at the club say "it's the design which has been best recieved" in the meetings surrounding its final appearance. 

Work on the second and third kits began months later. On these models, the colour matters more than the design. The big news is the brown colour which will adorn the third kit. 

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