Leeds United will have a new front-of-shirt sponsor for next season, with BOXT taking up the front of the 23/24 kits, while images continue to circle around the style of the kit.
As Leeds prepare for the Championship in 23/24, there are going to be a host of changes from top to bottom at the club.
Commercially, we have seen one major shift from the club confirmed on Thursday with Leeds’ new front-of-shirt sponsor revealed as Leeds-based firm BOXT become the new principle partner.
Along with that, images of the club’s new kit have been frequently leaked, leading to a fan mock-up of what next season’s kit could look like:
A likely popular strip amongst the fans, this, and a welcome change from what has been an underwhelming stint with Adidas thus far.
Having said that, we take a look at the three best kits Leeds have had under the huge manufacturer, in our opinion, in no particular order…
22/23 home kit
The recent obsession with electric yellow has been bizarre at Leeds, rather than the classic strong yellow colour that has been synonymous with iconic kits throughout the club’s history.
However, the overall design of the kit that Leeds were relegated in is actually a very strong and clean look from Adidas.
Leeds home kits don’t need to be the most elaborate of designs. Make it white, have a subtle blue and white trim, and you’re in a good place.
The subtle LUFC script in the detail of the fabric was a very nice touch too.
Only improvements that you could make to this kit are the proper shades of blue and yellow, and if that happened, you’d have a very, very good kit.
20/21 away kit
Many kits are often remembered solely off the back of incredible performances in them, and Leeds’ other two strips in their first season back in the PL hold that sort of aura.
A homage to the third kit worn in 1994 by some legendary players of the club’s past such as Gordon Strachan, Gary Speed, Lucas Radebe, and Tony Yeboah.
It’s a modern take on that memorable kit, but one that goes down very well, and deserves more credit.
Of course it always looks better when your number nine turns into Lionel Messi for the evening and bags a hattrick at Villa Park.
20/21 home kit
Adidas started off with a very strong entry, in fact, as they unveiled Leeds’ home kit for their first season back in the big time.
It’s the best home kit they have managed in their partnership with Leeds, mainly because of the class stemming from the simplicity.
Again, it’s white, has no crazy patterns (or blocky stripe down the middle a la 13/14), and has the correct shade of blue for minimal trim.
Adidas brought us a kit that would always sell well after the silver trim of Leeds’ promotion-winning Kappa kit looking out of place for the club.
The thing is, Adidas could have done anything with the kits in 2020/21 and it would have been popular, purely because of how good the team were to watch in it.
Even something as outlandish as a maroon camouflage-pattern kit would have been decent actually.
