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Nike Unveil Haaland CH2 Phantom GXII

Nike have revealed the Haaland CH2 Phantom GXII, the second signature boot for the Manchester city star. What a weekend it has been for the 24-year-old, after signing a huge new 10-year contract for City on Friday he now has been gifted with another signature Phantom, only 10 months since his first.

After receiving his first signature boot back in spring 2024, and on the back of his mammoth contract renewal, Erling Haaland has now been rewarded for another year of goals with a Chapter Two edition. These latest boots come in a completely new "Blue Void/Chrome" colourway, with a moody blue body joined by custom graphics. The term ‘Force9’ was coined as a way of describing Haaland’s hunger and impact on the game, and this again is the concept behind his newest signature.

Haaland’s name is one of the biggest in football right now. Since signing for Manchester City in 2022, the Norwegian has scored 111 goals in all competitions, becoming an inevitable force of nature in football. A force of nature we will be seeing in the Premier league for the next 10 years. This is the inspiration behind Nike’s new design for Haaland CH2, creating graphics that reflect natural phenomena.

With a deep blue covering the body of the boot, all around the heel is left with a special graphic designed by Nike to mirror natural phenomenas such as magma, supernovas and meteor strikes – a reflection of how Haaland’s hunger and passion has turned him onto a force of nature. We see the same technology on the Phantom GXII as usual, with the same cyclone 360 element of the soleplate at the forefoot, and the renowned Gripknit upper. The design is completed with the term ‘Force9’ in Man City blue on the heels of each boot. Haaland will be wearing these for the first time against PSG in the Champions League this week. 

The Haaland CH2 Phantom GX will be available from 20 January at prodirectsport.com/soccer

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Daniella Tyson

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