What is certain is that a new Puma Future Z is coming! A few days ago, during the break, Umtiti put on a pair of all-black sneakers during training, which is not the Future Z we currently use. If we use this shoe as a prototype for the new Puma series, the boots on Madison's feet seem to confirm this hypothesis, as he also wore this all-black sneaker during his last training session in Leicester City.
This time, the training photos gave us a better idea of Future Z 1.3.
The new benchmark for Furure Z 1.3?
When we find a pair of black shoes at the feet of a football player, our eyes always sparkle. We've been passionate about sneakers for years and we've been keeping an eye on these small innovations from different brands that have allowed football shoes to evolve over the past few years. PUMA's Future Z series, launched in December 2020, was designed by Neymar and quickly ranked among the top 5 best sneakers on the market. Comfortable and dynamic, Future Z has successfully conquered many amateur players and many professionals. Because a new version may be launched soon, this will attract the interest of many practitioners.
If it's not yet officially determined, it may take weeks or months to see the Puma Future Z, so take a closer look at the pair of sneakers used by james Madison, the collection's ambassador. Although the black sneakers prevented us from discovering all the details, we could still notice the difference in material (at the tip of the shoe). If PUMA made a slight modification to this in Future Z 1.2, then in the new version, the modification of the new reliefs on the outside and inside seems to be more important.
The current advantages of Future Z, weaving and Fuzionfit+ (compression bands on clothing) seem to be still there, but unlike what is seen today on Future Z 1.2. In fact, looking at madison's soles, we don't see features of FuzionFit+ integrated into the dynamic motion system. Therefore, we may have to expect a new version of this technology. Z-sole appears to be intact. Finally, the last bit of change can be seen on the side of the silhouette. In fact, on the shoes that James Madison wore, we seem to be able to distinguish a slightly lower tongue than the previous one. Again, the change seems to be small.
While Future Z 1.2 is just a simple update to the original shoe released, Future Z 1.3 seems to bring deeper changes and may write a new chapter in the series. If this all-black primary shoe first appeared at Umtiti's feet and today at Madison's feet, proving an impending evolution, it may still take patience to see this new version available. The next time may be to see the pair of sneakers appear at Neymar's feet.