Mesut Özil Shows Off New Adidas Prototype Boots

Arsenal's Mesut Özil is the latest star player to train in prototype Adidas boots in anticipation of the biggest football boot shakeup in Adidas history.

The pictures from today's Arsenal training give us the closest look yet at this new Adidas Prototype Cleats, which was already worn by the likes of Iker Casillas or Koke earlier this month.

Mesut Özil Trains in Adidas Prototype Boots

Here are close-ups of the blackout boots worn by Mesut Özil today. (pictures via Arsenal)

Part of Adidas' totally new Summer 2015 Lineup, the boots worn by Özil today are expected to be more of a control silo, contrary to the already leaked Adidas X 15.1 and Messi 15.1 boots.

The new blackout Adidas Prototype Football Boots do not come with a dynamic fit collar structure, while boasting the three stripes prominently on both sides.

On the front of the Özil Adidas 2015 Prototype Boots, we can see a synthetic honeycomb-like pattern, which apparently is there to offer improved ball control, while the rear area offers heel support in the form of a stability counter.

Özil, who made the switch from Nike to the Three Stripes just weeks before his move to Arsenal in 2013, has been a Predator wearer since. This, plus the fact the other players testing these specific Adidas Prototype Soccer Boots so far all were members of the Predator and Nitrocharge contingents, points out Özil's blackout boots as likely successors to those models.