Leaked: Arsenal 26-27 Away Kit — Adidas Flips the Bruised Banana

TL;DR

• Adidas have built the Arsenal 26-27 away shirt around a Collegiate Navy base, flipping the colour palette of the iconic 1991-93 Bruised Banana into a darker, modern reading.
• The diagonal collar stripe, yellow cuff trim and Trefoil branding place this firmly in Adidas’s nostalgic-90s lane, with men’s and women’s versions mirrored on opposite diagonals.
• A late-July to early-August 2026 release window is expected, lining up with the pre-season tour calendar.

The Leak

Fresh sample imagery of Arsenal’s next away shirt has surfaced, and it is louder than anything the Gunners have worn on the road in years. The first images, originally credited to Story Jersey on 12 April 2026 and later expanded by the uncleyudh_jersey Instagram account on 26 April, were collated by Footy Headlines.

The reference is unmistakable: the 1991-93 Bruised Banana, one of the most copied and bootlegged Arsenal shirts of the modern era. What Adidas have done is invert it. The yellow that defined the original is pushed back into trim duty, and a deep navy now carries the chest. It reads as a tribute rather than a straight reissue, and that is probably the right call given how often the original has already been re-released.

Design Breakdown

The base is Collegiate Navy — a darker, slightly cooler tone than the Bruised Banana yellow of the early-90s template. Red and yellow accents handle the contrast work, lifting the shoulder seams and the cuff trim without breaking the dark base.

The collar is the headline detail. A diagonal stripe runs across the front, clockwise on the men’s version and counter-clockwise on the women’s — an unusual gendered split that mirrors the placement Adidas used on the 1991-93 original. The cuffs sit in navy with a slim yellow band, and the shorts and socks pick up the same combination, with navy bodies and yellow piping.

Crest treatment leans heavily on the Trefoil, the older Adidas mark used during the brand’s 80s and early-90s era at Highbury. The cannon and Adidas marks both sit cleanly on the chest without a contrast panel, which keeps the diagonal stripe as the standalone graphic moment.

How It Compares

Set this against the 25-26 Arsenal away shirt and the difference is in the storytelling. Last season’s away was a relatively quiet design built around a single tonal idea. The 26-27 piece is openly archival, openly graphic and openly nostalgic — a clear signal that Adidas plan to keep mining the Highbury years for the foreseeable future.

It also lines up with what we have seen on the home shirt for the same season, where Adidas brought back two-tone red and a zig-zag collar nod. Together, the two kits read as a paired heritage capsule rather than two unrelated launches.

When Can You Buy It?

Expected release sits in the late-July to early-August 2026 window, in line with Adidas’s normal pre-season drop pattern for Premier League clubs. Pre-season tour fixtures will likely be the first match exposure. In the meantime, our Arsenal 2026/27 home jersey player version is already in stock, and the broader Premier League collection covers the rest of the season’s launches as they land.

FAQ

Is this really the Arsenal 26-27 away kit?
The leaked images come from two separate jersey-leak accounts and match Adidas’s typical pre-production sample format. Confidence is high, though minor colour or trim adjustments can still happen between sample and retail.

When does the Arsenal 26-27 away kit release?
Industry timing points to late July or the first week of August 2026, ahead of the pre-season tour and the opening Premier League fixtures.

Where can I buy Arsenal jerseys at 433FC?
Browse the Premier League category for the current Arsenal range, including the 2026/27 home, special and pre-match shirts.

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