X Ghosted uses “an all-new adidas performance material technology, translucent mirageskin”, a single layer of high-performance material layered over a wire framework that produces a semi see-through look.

It also uses a “carbitex speedframe” carbon plate. Adidas claims X Ghosted is the first football boot available at scale with the integration of a carbon plate.

Adidas said: “X Ghosted is designed to be a lightweight speed boot that feels fast when placed on the foot thanks to insights from the running track, where marginal gains on the clock define the game. This started with deconstructing the track spike, and rebuilding it for football to reflect the specific needs of the modern game.”