5 footballers who left despite modelling 2019/2020 jerseys

It has been almost a week since the 2019 summer transfer window all over Europe closed.

As it has been the case in almost every transfer window, there have been again some last minute deals. However, there had been more rumors than concluded deals.

When a club launches its new kit, people and media always have an eye on the players featured on the launch. Whenever a player that is rumored to switch teams in the transfer window is (not) featured in a launch, this is taken as indicator for the possibility of a transfer. This has been the case with various players this summer, just like any previous ones.

We take a look at the 5 footballers who left despite modelling 2019/2020 jerseys.

1. Nicolas Pepe

When Pepe posed for photos of the newly launched Lille jersey, people found that as an indicator that he will stay at the club, fighting off bids from French side Paris Saint-Germain and Premier League club Arsenal.

However, not long after, in August, it was announced that Pepe had joined Arsenal in a club-record fee of almost €80 million.

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2. Mats Hummels

Adidas released the new Bayern Munich 2019-2020 away kit in July However, when the kit appeared on the Three Stripes’ website, people noticed that Adidas made a small error.

The photo-shoot had been prepared weeks ahead, but little did they know that just couple of day ago before the official reveal, Mats Hummels would leave Bayern to return to Borussia Dortmund.

3. Coutinho

The 2019/20 Barcelona home kit saw the light of day in early June. The launch images surfaced with all the current Barcelona players at the time – including Coutinho.

He would later join Bayern Munich on loan in mid-August.

4. Joao Felix

By the end of May, Joao Felix was the main face to unveil first-hand the home and away jerseys of Benfica for the new next season. That was the time when many top European sides were knocking on the door for the young rising star, but the Portuguese fans thought Aguias will very likely keep a hold of him.

Eventually, Atletico Madrid swooped for Felix for a record transfer fee of €126 million.

5. Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard was the main man to promote Chelsea’s 2019-2020 home kit in May and with Chelsea hit by with a transfer ban by FIFA, fans and media knew that it would be difficult for Hazard to stay, but still they did over-interpret the kit launch images.

One month later, he joined Real Madrid after almost a year of reports linking him with a Santiago Bernabeu move.