1997/98 Man City Away Football Shirt. (S)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. One underarm has been re-stitched. A few small light pulls on the lower front. A couple of little faint dot marks

Size: Adults Small

Chest Measurement: 37-39 Inches / 95-99 CM

Manufacturer: Kappa

Colour: Navy & white, claret trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1997/1998

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Kappa Manchester City away long sleeve football shirt from the 1997/1998 season.

Condition of this vintage football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. One underarm has been re-stitched. A few small light pulls on the lower front. A couple of little faint dot marks (see photos).

Despite speculation that linked him with a transfer, 1996–97 Player of the Season Georgi Kinkladze stayed at the club, and signed a three-year contract that made him the highest-paid player in Manchester City's history. The highest profile signing was striker Lee Bradbury, who joined from Portsmouth for a club record £3 million. Defender Tony Vaughan arrived from Ipswich Town.

His transfer free was decided by tribunal and set at £1.35 million, more than double City's valuation. The club also signed Dutch midfielder Gerard Wiekens from BV Veendam for £500,000. Wiekens had agreed to join the club in March, but the move only took place once the previous season had finished.

Departing was Peter Beagrie, sold to Bradford City for £200,000. In an early-season interview with the Sunday Times, Frank Clark bemoaned the difficulty of reducing the size of his squad, which contained 40 senior professionals: "This squad is too big, but a lot of the players are on good contracts which other clubs won't match.

You can't blame them for staying." "We've got around 12 very good youngsters whose potential is really encouraging, but they can't get a reserve-team game. Because we've got to fill the reserves with senior pros needing match practice or players we're trying to sell, the youngsters' development is held up."