Saints have been forced to announce that the release of their new kit has been delayed.

The new Under Armour shirt, the first being sponsored by LD Sports, was due to be available to purchase on June 28 and celebrated at the ‘Saints Fest’ event next weekend.

However, the club have confirmed that that won’t now happen, with no exact reason given or new date currently scheduled.

A statement read: “Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the Club and our sponsors, the delivery of our new home and away kit has been delayed, meaning it will no longer be ready for purchase on Friday 28th June.

“The club is doing everything possible along with the third parties involved to have our new kits available to our supporters as quickly as possible. We will keep supporters updated on a new on-sale date for all of our 19/20 kits as soon as possible.

“Fans who have already pre-ordered their new kit for delivery on 28th June will be contacted individually by email.

“This does not impact our special fan event ‘Saints Fest’ which will take place as planned on Saturday 29th June. More details and tickets are available at southamptonfc.com”