Aston Villa kit suppliers have two solutions to ‘wet shirt’ problem that risked Alisha Lehmann wardrobe malfunction
CASTORE have provided two solutions to Aston Villa’s “wet shirt” problem.
Players from both the men’s and women’s teams at Villa have complained about their home kit this season.
The shirt has become visibly wet during matches due to failing to absorb sweat, making it heavy on the players.
Members of the Villa women’s team, including Alisha Lehmann, were also at risk of a wardrobe malfunction due to the issue.
Ahead of the new Women’s Super League season, their players raised concerns about the impact the issue could have after seeing the men’s team play in the wet-look kit.
According to The Telegraph, kit suppliers Castore have now found the cause of the problem and provided two solutions.
The issue is said to have been caused by an “imbalance” related to the sponsor logo on the shirt, rather than the fabric.
In order to fix the issue, Castore have offered to provide a new batch of kits with small adjustments made to the impacted areas.
Alternatively, the current batch can be recalled, with the same changes made to those kits.
Lehmann and her team-mates wore the wet-look kit in their WSL opener against Manchester United earlier this month.
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After noticing the problem, Villa boss Carla Ward told reporters: “It’s up to the football club’s legal team and Castore to discuss that and deal with that.
“It’s something I’ve tried to completely ignore, as difficult as that is. The football club are in full control of that.
“They’ve been excellent with us, myself and the players around it.”
Villa had reportedly held talks with Castore over cutting their contract short at the end of the season.
The kit manufacturer are set to begin a new deal with Everton from next summer.