Schalke 04 have announced that Umbro will be their new kit partners beginning July 2018 (2018/19 season). That means that the Royal Blues will be parting company with Adidas (who have been outfitting them since 1963). Umbro currently have a kit contract with FC Nuremberg and have also brought on board Werder Bremen, who, like S04, will join them in the 2018/19 season. They also outfit the likes of Everton, West Ham, Hearts and Hull City, amongst others.
S04 were heavily linked with a move to Under Armour, but it looks like Umbro have stolen a march over their rivals by inking a contract with one of Germany’s most popular clubs.
Here below is Schalke’s away kit for 2017/18, made by Adidas, and released in May 2017 (shirt photo source). They are also expected to release a third kit later this season.
