Aurelien Tchouameni, known for regularly wearing Nike Phantom GX boots, has been seen training with a mysterious whiteout pair at Real Madrid. This could be an early glimpse of the next generation of Phantoms, which is anticipated to be released later this year.

In the fast-paced world of football boots, upgrades come quickly. Although the Nike Phantom line feels recent, it seems we might be seeing the first hints of its next evolution. During a recent training session, Tchouameni wore a whiteout boot that, while not definitively identifiable as a Phantom, suggests that it could be the next version.

Prototype boots often have a monochrome appearance to conceal new features and technologies, but we can observe that this boot lacks an external heel counter and bears some resemblance to the Hypervenom Phantom III. Given that it doesn’t match the current Phantom GX or Mercurial designs, it’s likely that this is indeed the forthcoming generation of the Phantom series.