Mateo Kovačić | Match-Worn Boots | Dual Hand-Signed | 2020/21 | Chelsea

- Model: Nike Mercurial Vapor 14 Elite 

- Player: Mateo Kovačić

- Condition: Match-Worn & Dual Hand-Signed  

- Season: 2020-21 

- Size: No size labels, measured to be UK8.25 / US9.25

- Soleplate: AG

- Made in: Italy 

- Player features:

• Nike Mercurial Vapor 14 Elite match worn & double hand signed by one of the top Premier League midfielders, Mateo Kovačić
• Match worn by the player in Premier League & UEFA Champions League fixtures during the 2020-21 season whilst playing for Chelsea 
• Kovačić played a huge role in the club’s Champions League triumph during that season
• Specially custom made to measure inside Nike’s Athlete Services factory located in Montebelluna, Italy 
• Uniquely quarter sized at UK8.25 (US9.25)
• Due to the cost implications of the COVID pandemic, Nike paused applying name personalisation / ID to their sponsored players boots between March 2020 & June 2021
• This pair feature a fully custom split-sole AG soleplate, incorporating conical studs more suited to the player’s game style 
• This soleplate was never available to the public on this model
• This pair feature no internal heel counters / support whatsoever, the heels are completely flexible & the padding is much thinner than the retail version 
• A custom layer of padding has been built in inside each boot running the full length of the sole for added comfort 
• The player’s custom foot last (mould) ID number is written inside by the Italian craftsmen in the Montebelluna factory 
• Each boot has been beautifully hand signed by the player in a stunningly clear, unrushed signature to the lateral side of the upper 
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