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Fans wanting to get their hands on Cardiff City's new third it will have to fork out a staggering £699 to buy one.

The new strip has not been made available on general sale and is only available to fans who wish to sponsor a player for the season.

Adidas made the decision not to release the third kit to the public as part of their policy to only produce two strips for teams in the Championship.

Fans who choose to sponsor a player will be presented with their shirt by that player at the end of the season, WalesOnline report.

The sponsorship option is also available for the new blue home shirt, priced at £699 (plus VAT), while the red away kit costs £399 (plus VAT). All three kits can be sponsored for a whopping £1,499.

The kit, modelled by Sean Morrison, will only be worn when clashes occur between Cardiff's blue home and red away kit and opposition clubs' home kits.

A club statement said: "Please note that this kit will only be worn when clashes occur between our blue home/red away kit and our opposition host club's home kit.

"The third kit will be worn this season only and is supplied for the first team squad alone. It is not available to purchase in retail outlets.

"The only way you can own one of these extremely rare shirts is by sponsoring a first-team player for the 2015/16 campaign. By doing so, you'll be presented with the shirt at the conclusion of the season by the respective player."

The club released new blue and red Adidas kits at the start of the season.