​Barcelona are turning back the clock by opting for a retro-looking home kit for next season ​Joe report.





The La Liga Champions will sport a red and blue strip designed by long-term kit manufacturers Nike but they currently don't have a sponsor lined up.





Barca famously didn't wear a sponsor on their shirts until 2006 when they linked up with children's charity UNICEF but since 2013 their kits have adourned Qatar Airways.





The Blaugrana have yet to renew their contract with Qatar Airways which means the first few shirts sold won't have a sponsor emblazoned upon them.





Speaking to Catalan radio, the club's vice-president Manel Arroyo said "When the current shirts are out of stock, the new shirts will appear in the shops, without a sponsor, for now.





"There will be a sponsor. We are working on it, me and the commercial team. Everything is following the path it should. The only thing I can say is that to do our job well, we have to be discrete and silent regarding the negotiations."

Despite going for an older style of strip, Barca will be hoping they retain their current form which has seen them progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and leap eight points clear at the summit of La Liga.