Barcelona to Sell Self-Manufactured Kits Created During Nike Contract Tensions?

Feb 20, 2026

by Chris

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Financial Recovery: FC Barcelona aims to sell self-manufactured kits to recover part of the €4 million investment made during tense Nike contract negotiations.
Contingency Plan: Barcelona produced 300,000 in-house kits as a contingency in case the Nike deal fell through, ensuring the team would have playing kits.
Nike's Permission: Selling the self-produced kits requires official permission from Nike, adding a layer of complexity to Barcelona's recovery plans.

As per the Catalan newspaper Sport, FC Barcelona is looking to recover at least part of the €4 million invested in self-manufacturing football kits during the most tense period of negotiations with Nike.

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Barcelona to Sell In-House Kits Produced During Nike Contract Tensions?

This is an in-house shirt Barcelona released last year - the design of the actual in-house kits is not known.

FC Barcelona produced their own jerseys as a Plan B contingency in case contract talks with the American sportswear giant broke down completely, ensuring the team would have playing kits regardless of the negotiation outcome. While Barcelona initially considered giving away the stockpiled shirts to club members for free, the decision has now been made to put them on sale to recoup some of the significant financial outlay.

However, selling these self-produced kits will require official permission from Nike, adding a layer of complexity to Barcelona's plans to recover their investment.

Barcelona is already heavily into producing in-house products, such as a nice polo shirt and an Ed Sheeran kit inspired by the Nike Total 90 template.