FC Barcelona spent approximately four million euros producing 300,000 official garments that have never been used and remain stored in a warehouse in Barcelona province, according to reports from the reliable El País.
Barcelona's €4 Million Kit Gamble: 300,000 Unused Shirts Stored After Nike Deal
The unprecedented move saw the club manufacture complete kits for all sporting sections and thousands of first-team football shirts without Nike's logo during intense contract renewal negotiations in 2024, serving as both a pressure tactic and contingency plan in case talks collapsed.
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After Barcelona and Nike eventually reached a deal worth €1.7 billion through 2038 in November 2024, the non-branded kits (which feature only the club's Bihub Tech label and were priced at €89 for retail) became obsolete, with no immediate plans for their use or sale and any future utilization requiring Nike's approval, given their exclusive rights to technical garments.
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