Leeds United’s home shirt for the 2025/26 Premier League season has been revealed by the club.
A tribute to the Lowfields Road tunnel near Elland Road, Leeds United’s 2025/26 kit features a trim on the collar and shirt sleeve with the same pattern.
Leeds continue to have Red Bull as their sponsor and adidas as their kit manufacturer, but many fans aren’t happy with the Leeds home shirt and expect more from the away strip.
The promotion video for the announcement featured a number of players from both the men’s and women’s team inside the dressing room, but with one notable omission in particular.
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The Leeds shirt release has been announced on Friday but Leeds kit leaks were not met with positive reception. The same can be said of one player not involved.
Nicknamed by many as ‘the big sexy pirate’ of the Leeds squad, Pascal Struijk was not seen anywhere in the video released by the club, while Brenden Aaronson, Dan James, Joe Rodon, and the like were.
Struijk and Willy Gnonto have been earmarked as PSR sales potentially, alongside Mateo Joseph. However, amid concerns growing over Struijk’s Leeds future, Gnonto and Joseph were also present in the video.
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If Jaka Bijol signing for Leeds concerned Struijk, then Sebastiaan Bornauw’s arrival may have him sweating a little more about his place in the pecking order.
Adam Pope has concerns over Struijk’s future. It’s been claimed previously that Struijk is a target for Spurs during the January transfer window, with the Dutchman valued at £25 million by the 49ers.
Of course, it could be coincidence that he was left out of the video, but it’s also fair to ascertain that a sale is possible based on that fact, too.
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How many years Pascal Struijk has left on his Leeds contract
An alternative would be to hand Struijk a new contract at Leeds as a statement to the Dutchman that he is valued and that they wish to retain him for their upcoming campaign.
As vice captain, his future should be secure. However, the 26-year-old is now into the final two years of his deal at Elland Road. He signed for the club from Ajax in January 2018, though, which makes him one of the longest-serving players.
Struijk is the best ball-playing centre-back at the club, which is why he has value to Leeds next season and beyond. The PSR aspect is a consideration, but a new deal would be the right decision for a player with over 150 first-team appearances.
Loyalty should be rewarded but recent murmurs and signs are somewhat concerning regarding his future at the club. If they can get anything close to £25 million, however, then it would have to be seriously considered.