Aston Villa’s ‘sweatgate’ continues! Unai Emery’s side receive fresh batch of Castore shirts in attempt to solve ‘wet look’ issue

According to The Telegraph, Aston Villa have finally received a new shipment of Castore jerseys, with the sportswear manufacturer hoping that they have now resolved the club's 'wet-look' issue, which sparked player complaints. Back in September, the club requested Castore to provide their teams with new gear because players feared that heavy and sweaty shirts would impede performance. Castore are still expected to provide Villa with technical specifics about the alterations made before Unai Emery's players try the new jerseys, according to Telegraph Sport.

Villa have not yet worn the new gear and are not anticipated to do so in their two games this week against Brentford and Zrinjski Mostar. However, if they are pleased with the revised styles, they may then wear the upgraded jerseys. The team's worry that the shirt would have an impact on their play hasn't materialised as Emery's side defeated Manchester City and Arsenal within three days, moving up to third place in the standings, only two points behind leaders Liverpool. This season, they have a perfect winning record at Villa Park, and some of their supporters are hoping for a title push.

Regardless of whether the situation is resolved, Villa and Castore's 'multi-year' agreement is still anticipated to be cut short, despite the announcement last year at the close of the season. However, the two sides have been cooperating cordially and will continue to do so until they agree to terminate their contract amicably.

Emery's men will now be in action when they take on Zrinjski Mostar in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, December 14.