Juventus' Matthijs De Ligt Ditches Old Patched Boots

Since August 2020, Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt most often laced up in patched Adidas X boots. Now it appears that he could not only say goodbye to the patched boots but also to Adidas.

De Ligt has been an ambassador of the Adidas X range for several years. He has been wearing the Adidas X range since his debut at Ajax Amsterdam. However, he apparently did not like the X Ghosted and X Speedflow - he remained with the X 18.1.

De Ligt Trains in Nike Phantom GT 2 Recharge Pack Boots

De Ligt has today been spotted wearing the Nike Phantom GT 2 boots in Juventus training. He wore the latest colorway of the "Recharge" pack, a usual indicator that a deal is close.

a deal with Nike seems close

What makes this even more surprising is that Nike did virtually not sign any new player but lost various.

De Ligt switched between different old Adidas X boots in recent weeks

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