The pick of the bunch from SWAP’s Arsenal away kit collectibles

Jaime Wright
Fantastec SWAP
Published in
3 min readApr 16, 2019

Thought you had seen it all from Arsenal in SWAP? Think again. After launching the away kit edition of Gunners collectibles onto the app on Monday, there is not only new kits to collect but new animations as well.

Here is our pick of the bunch for the most desirable collectibles up for grabs within SWAP.

Arsenal celebrate a goal wearing their away kit earlier this season (OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)

LACAZETTE SHOWS SOME MOVES

In the home kit edition, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stole the show with his famous goal celebration. But now, it is the turn of Alexandre Lacazette to show his best moves.

The Frenchman can be found performing his trademark celebration in his pro collectible, a move he began using after losing a bet as he has explained in past interviews. Losing that bet certainly paid off for Lacazette, who is now a fan favourite at The Emirates.

Alexandre Lacazette shows off his trademark celebration in his latest SWAP video

XHAKA ON THE DECKS

Just as Lacazette shows off his moves, Granit Xhaka appears to be supplying the beat. The Arsenal midfielder’s pro collectible sees him momentarily feature as a DJ. It seems that pulling the strings on the pitch is not his only talent.

Midfielder Granit Xhaka DJ’s

MAGIC MIEDEMA

The London Women’s Footballer of the Year Vivianne Miedema has been Arsenal’s main player on their way to the brink of yet another league title. Therefore, it seemed only right that SWAP commend her for her efforts in her pro collectible.

As the Dutch playmaker turns, revealing her popular number 11 shirt, she points to the sky as her newly-earned title unveils above her head. She should certainly be at the top of every SWAP player’s list.

Vivianne Miedema’s Pro collectible pays homage to her London Women’s Player of the Year award

IWOBI’S FLOSS

The floss — coined by Katie Perry and Instagram star best known as “The backpack kid” — was possibly the biggest dance craze of 2018, so it is not a surprise to see the world’s biggest football players replicating this.

Alex Iwobi is the latest, and you can discover his version of the floss dance in SWAP and keep it forever!

You can see Alex Iwobi perform “the Floss”

VEENENDAAL TAKES CENTRE STAGE

Football can really be a circus sometimes and that is why the Arsenal women’s goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal looks so at home in her pro collectible.

Holland’s No1 begins juggling as the circus tent is unveiled behind her and “Gunners” appears above her head. Football may indeed be a circus, but Veenendaal has no trouble keeping things calm at the back for the Gunners.

Arsenal’s No 1 Sari van Veenendaal juggles at a circus

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Mesut Ozil is highly regarded at Arsenal and his ability with a football leaves many regarding him as “the wizard”. So it is fitting that his latest collectible reflects that.

His away kit collectible sees him magic a ball out of thin air before giving his fans a sneak peak of his ball-juggling abilities. He remains a key member of the Arsenal squad and should be a key member to any fan’s SWAP collections.

Playmaker Mesut Ozil performs some trickery with his hands rather than his feet

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