- Model: New Balance Furon V7+ Elite 'Aimé' Signature Edition
- Player: Bukayo Saka
- Condition: Match Worn
- Tournament: UEFA Euro 2024
- Size: UK10/US10.5
- Soleplate: SG
- Made in: Vietnam (New Balance Athlete Services)
- Player features:
- An ultra-rare match worn match-worn pair of New Balance Furon V7+ 'Aimé' Signature Edition by Arsenal & England’s star-boy Bukayo Saka during the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.
- Signature model designed exclusively for Saka, personalised with with his custom logo etched into the heel of each boot & a list of modifications for the player.
- Worn in the UEFA Euro 2024 Group Stage fixture between England & Denmark played on 20th June at the Deutsche Bank Park stadium in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Custom-built in Vietnam by New Balance’s athlete services division to Saka’s exact specifications & requirements, including bespoke insoles, a fully custom player-exclusive upper construction & personalisation detailings.
- Rare match worn artefact from Saka’s standout Euro 2024 tournament with England.
- Supplied with BC Boots UK Certification Package.
- Match History:
UEFA Euro 2024 Group C:
- 20th June 2024 — Denmark 1-1 England, Deutsche Bank Park.
- Player Features & Modifications
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Custom Construction (New Balance Athlete Services):
- Hand-built, made-to-measure boots tailored to Saka’s foot shape.
- Bespoke heel construction — unique shape sculpted to prevent discomfort and blisters, finished externally with Saka’s personal logo which incorporates his initials ‘BS’ with the ‘S’ designed as a lightning bolt running through the centre of the ‘B’ to represent his electric-fast playing style.
- Fully bespoke upper material which shares no similarities with the retail version which was sold commercially, even though the 'Hypoknit' branding is visible.
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Insoles:
- Custom insoles built specifically for Saka, fitted with additional layers of padding in the underside heel areas with millimetre precision.
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Personalisation:
- Saka’s custom logo to each heel.
- SG soleplate – never made available on the retail model, only FG was sold commercially.
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Signature Model:
- The 'Aimé' model was designed to be worn exclusively by Saka with this being a signature model created in collaboration with Aimé Leon Dore.
- No other New Balance athlete was permitted to wear this model on the pitch, making this match-worn piece a gold dust level of rarity.
- A gradient take on the signature green, gold, and white Aimé Leon Dore colourway is applied across the boot’s upper, with the toe to heel progression of colours symbolising future victories on the pitch.
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Wear Provenance:
- Distinct pitch wear, upper creasing, soleplate abrasions, knit material bobbling & indentations consistent with multiple in-game match images.
- Collector & Investment Significance
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Elite Winger Status: These boots have been match-worn by one of the world’s best wingers on the biggest stage of international football.
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Investment Security: As Saka’s career continues its upward trajectory — already 2x England Men’s Player of the Year & PFA Young Player of the Year winner, and central to both Arsenal & England — photo-matched, dual signed match-worn boots like this will become blue-chip collector assets.
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Signature Model: With no other player permitted to wear this model by New Balance, another pair of these will simply not be seen in the market again.
