The Daily Mail is reporting that a deal is poised to be completed that will see Nike replace Umbro as England’s official kit manufacturer. The shocking news could be a death blow to Umbro, who have lost most of its major Premier League kit manufacturers to its competition and is now set to lose their England deal, which first began in 1952. Nike, who owns Umbro, is trying to sell the British kit manufacturer, but the loss of the England deal will surely decrease the value of the company.
Meanwhile, here are the latest Premier League news headlines:
- Nike to replace Umbro for England kits — The Daily Mail
- Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva could be out for more than two months with a torn thigh muscle — The Guardian
- Swansea in race to sign Pablo Hernandez or Marvin Emnes to replace Sinclair — Wales Online
- Manchester City closing on Stefan Savic swap deal for defender Matija Nastasic — The Guardian
- Sam Allardyce says he doesn’t expect West Ham to be busy in final days of transfer window — Sky Sports
- Tottenham home in on Lloris and Dembélé after Modric seals Real Madrid deal — The Guardian
- Fulham are emerging as the favourites to lure Kieran Richardson back to London — Sky Sports
- Aston Villa step up pursuit of £5.5m Genk forward Christian Benteke — The Guardian
- Michael Laudrup proves doubters wrong as Liberty Stadium enjoy elegant masterclass — The Telegraph
- Premier League sticks with handshakes despite possible John Terry rows — The Guardian
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Get ready for some awful looking unis.
Nooooo!! Umbro has always made the classiest kits out there in my opinion. Nike is garbage
Not only have Umbro been losing kit deals, they’ve lost some key boot sponsorships too. Gary Cahill comes immediately to mind. This is terrible news for the last pure FOOTBALL companies.
Umbro make classier kits (except for the mid-90s) and they’ve really upped their game in the last few years. The “Tailored by…” offerings have been beautiful. Makes me wish my club was with them.
Nike’s stuff has been garbage – literally. They seem more fixed on telling you how many plastic bottles they’ve saved, or some laser cut feature instead of pointing out that the kits actually looks good. Because they don’t.
Well I wont be buying anymore England Merchandise if its made by Nike!!
England have been Umbro for longer than most of their fans have been alive!!!
Nike’s design has been extremely awful IMHO.
seriously people have you guys seen frances kit….its absolutely fantastic