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Newcastle United chiefs have confirmed that their kits will be produced by Puma again next season.

Designs for the new shirts are set to be sanctioned by the club soon and their kit sponsors with a new main sponsor also to be confirmed.

United say that their prospective new club sponsor will compare favourably to English football’s top clubs.

A panel at the club’s latest fan forum stated: “The club outlined that it is in a long-term relationship with its kit manufacturer, PUMA.

“The club also confirmed that kits had been selected for next season, with an order to be placed shortly on kits for the following 2018/19 campaign, due to the required lead times.”

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And offering an update on the new sponsor, United chiefs said: “The club stated that positive progress has been made in relation to a new sponsor for the 2017/18 season and that an announcement will be made as soon as the club is in a position to do so.

“The club stated that the name will remain as St. James’ Park and that the naming rights had not been included in discussions with potential sponsors.

“The club highlighted that being in the Premier League creates the best possible platform for a good commercial performance, but that nevertheless the club continued to perform solidly in this regards, with new avenues for revenue being continually explored.

“The club stated that its potential shirt deal benchmarks very favourably against comparable clubs in the Premier League.”