Jordi Alba Trains in Blackout Next-Gen Adidas Copa 19 Boots
Barcelona left back Jordi Alba has become the latest player to try out the upcoming next generation of the Adidas Copa boots in training today.
Slated for release in late November / early December, the Adidas Copa 19 soccer cleats will be the first of their line to be prominently featured on the field. They will also be available as a laceless 19+ version, which will be headlined by Paulo Dybala.
Toni Kroos is tasked to do the same for the 19.1, which Alba is wearing here. In case you missed it, Alba currently usually wears the last-gen Adidas X 17.
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