The 2022/23 best fourth kits

The season is now turning into the home stretch and teams are presenting the fourth and often last jerseys of the season, as Milan did yesterday with the jersey designed in collaboration with PUMA and Koché. It's a trend that has slowed down in recent years compared to the explosion of a while ago, but one that continues to give us significant and interesting kits that show us how the world of football is changing in terms of style and design.

Indeed, it is apparent at first glance that this practise has never really taken hold in the Premier League apart from a few special kits, such as Arsenal's No More Red, and that jerseys with more creative designs are preferred before the game. In contrast, in Ligue1 many teams have worn four different kits this season and have distinguished themselves by their unconventional experimentation with some of their kits. However, the most interesting fourth kits can also be found in Arabia or Turkey, which shows that the football landscape is constantly expanding.

Fiorentina - Kappa

Fiorentina renewed its aesthetic this year by simplifying its club logo and also using it as a pattern on its jerseys. The club also decided to launch a competition to choose the fourth jersey of the season to present the deciding side to the fans. The winner was Fabrizio Bartoli, a fan of the Violets, who knew how to design an extremely clean and at the same time impressive jersey.

Lorient - Umbro

Umbro chose Lorient for the French chapter of How deep is your love, the campaign that explores the stories and personal moments behind the tattoos of fans around the world. Together with renowned tattoo artist Floor Wesseling of Blood In Blood Out, a special jersey was designed featuring the tattoos of the Breton team's fans.

Lille - New Balance

In a Ligue1 that has decided to embrace experimentation, the jersey designed by New Balance for Lille is the first cream-coloured one in the club's history. It symbolises the wool in the Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing triangle, at the heart of the spinning mills and other clothing factories. With this new initiative, the club wants to pay tribute to the rich textile past of its region, which was a veritable lung of French industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Monaco - Kappa

The principality club chose the Dijon-based brand Drole de Monsieur, known for its 80s and 90s-inspired aesthetic, to design a joint match jersey. The jerseys for the movement players and goalkeepers feature a diamond pattern inspired by the history of the Principality of Monaco and are seen throughout the French team's lifestyle collection.

Borussia Dortmund - PUMA

One of the most eagerly anticipated jerseys of the year has not disappointed expectations, at least in terms of sales. The return of Borussia Dortmund's all-black jersey, inspired by the coal that has always been part of the history of the mining town on the Rhur, sold 60,000 units within the first 48 hours, surprising even the yellow and white managers.

Giresunspor - Diadora

Not only big international brands, Diadora also got to work with Turkish Super Lig team Giresunspor on the design of their fourth jerseys. A green jersey crossed with the outline of the coastline near Giresun on the Black Sea, which is rightly one of the best on a geographical map.

Al-Nassr - Duneus

Cristiano Ronaldo's new team has also launched four match jerseys this season, perhaps to capitalise on the star power of a footballer paid for by the jerseys sold. The fourth jersey, by local sponsor Duneus, uses the lavender colours of Saudi ceremonial rugs and traditional Sadu motifs.