UPDATE: Neymar Trains In Mysterious Blackout Boots - All-New Nike Phantom GT?
Update: We were made aware of another image from the PSG training session during which Neymar tested an unreleased, blacked-out pair of Nike boots earlier this month. On it we can clearly see the Swoosh placement, which is different from any existing Nike models - which makes it more likely he was indeed trying out the upcoming Phantom GT.
PSG superstar Neymar already some days ago trained in totally blackout football boots. Let us take a closer look at them - Neymar was not the first Nike athlete to wear them...
Neymar Wears Same Blackout Boots As Hazard in Training - All-New Nike Phantom GT?
The boots worn by Neymar are totally blackout. They have a synthetic upper that appears to be quite thin but relatively stiff, a very low collar and no distinct tongue. The sole plate seems to be similar to the Nike Mercurial sole plate.
While it first seems like that Neymar was wearing a never-seen-before soccer cleat without any brandings, a closer look and a look in the past reveals that Neymar's blackout cleats could be the same as those used by Hazard in training in November 2018.
Both Eden Hazard and Neymar usually lace up in the Nike Mercurial Vapor 360 football boots. However, as the current-gen Nike Mercurial soccer cleats were just released half a year ago, it is possible that they were not testing the Mercurial but an all-new boot silo - the Nike Phantom GT.
The Nike Phantom GT is the all-new Nike Phantom boot silo that will replace the Nike Phantom VNM in Summer 2020.
Stay tuned for more about the cleats worn by Neymar and Neymar in the coming months.
What do you think of the blackout boots first worn by Neymar and now also by Hazard? Do you think these are the all-new Nike Phantom GT? Comment below and check out the Boot Calendar for all upcoming boot information and leaks.
