In football there are many kinds of fans and all of them have some special 'defect' to deal with - understood as an affectionate nickname -. In this sense, there are the devotees of football kits , a type of people who live for and by the moment in which these items of clothing are leaked. Sometimes they manifest in public and other times they go under the radar, but they are always on the lookout for the publication of the shirts.
If you identify yourself in this small but growing group of shirt-mad people, this is your article. According to 'Gol de Sergio' and 'Footy Headlines', Atlético de Madrid will wear, we understand as a second kit, a shirt that is very well known to the Atlético fans. The colours that we are going to reveal have already been worn by legendary players of the club such as Fernando Torres, Diego Godín or Diego Costa and, in fact, the latter made history with it.
Blue and yellow are back
According to the sources mentioned above, it seems that Atlético de Madrid is preparing a kit in which the dark blue and yellow colours return for the next 2025/26 season. Above all, it will be similar to the one worn in 2005/06 by historic players such as Antonio López or Maxi Rodríguez, apart from the already mentioned 'Niño' Torres.
However, this colour combination also takes fans back to the 2013/14 season , when the league was won. In fact, it was with this kit that Atlético confirmed their league title by drawing the match at Camp Nou thanks to a goal from 'El Faraón' Diego Godín.
Its possible launch for the next campaign would be considered as a kind of homage to the clothing of the early 2000s. Of course, Nike would continue to be the sponsor of the campaign.
The shield in the center
Another detail that should not be overlooked is the location of the crest. Since that same season (05/06), that is, for 20 years, Atlético has not worn a shirt where the crest was in the centre. I do not consider myself a fetishist with shirts, but if there is something that I love about them, it is that the team's crest is in the centre.
We are used to seeing it on the side, but when it is placed in the center and aligned with the advertising and the brand, the result is spectacular. Without a doubt, it gives a touch of personality and makes any shirt different.
Fans want shirts like this
The @AtleticoUniverse account echoed this information and the responses to their tweet could not be more varied. Most people like it and ask for more tributes of this style with shirts like the all-black one or the navy blue one with the red and white stripes in the middle.
It seems that Nike designers have work to do next year and it's not exactly a very complicated one. However, what all the fans are asking them for is not to make 'catalogues' and to put a little more imagination into the new shirts.