When Man City will wear new PUMA Oasis kit designed by Noel Gallagher
Manchester City's new Oasis-inspired fourth kit has been released, but the club will only wear it a handful of times.
The new kit is designed by Oasis' Noel Gallagher to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's Definitely Maybe album. Taking its colours from the album's iconic cover, the kit is the latest collaboration between City, PUMA and Noel Gallagher - who has also designed the font which will adorn shirts in cup competitions.
The 'Definitely City' launch also sees a range of clothes designed by Gallagher, which were modelled by Pep Guardiola as he joined first team players to recreate the Definitely Maybe cover.
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However, fans hoping to see the kit worn all over the Premier League will be disappointed, as the club have confirmed it will only be worn in Europe. They say it will feature 'exclusively in select European fixtures, encapsulating the spirit of a club ready to rock on the biggest stages in Europe.'
The strip will debut in next week's home clash with Inter Milan - a repeat of the 2023 final - and will then only be worn away from home in Europe from that point. City face Slovan Bratislava, Sporting, Juventus and PSG away from home in the group stage, although PSG's dark home kit may be the only other opportunity before the knock-out stages.
Gallagher said: “It's a proper honour. When PUMA approached us at one of the games about designing a kit it took about five seconds to agree to it. It’s the same colour palette as the cover of Definitely Maybe: it’s unique but it’s definitely striking, and I think it looks