Chelsea Launch New 2016-17 Home Kit: Images, Details and Reaction

Chelsea have unveiled their new home kit for the 2016-17 season, set to be worn for the first time in the last match of the current campaign against champions Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on May 15. 

Eden Hazard and Ruben Loftus-Cheek appeared in a video on the Blues Facebook page to launch the kit on Wednesday:

The real match shirt will cost £90 even before the addition of a name or number, while replicas will be priced at £55, per MailOnline's Oliver Todd. 

Chelsea also released an image of striker Diego Costa donning the new Adidas kit, with Yokohama Tyres remaining the main sponsor:

The price of the new kit has been widely condemned, with the Independent's Simon Rice explaining fans could have to shell out up to £149.95 for all the components.

Former Liverpool and England star Stan Collymore slammed the cost as "madness":

Meanwhile, BreatheSport put the price of the new match shirt into context with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich's famously good-value season ticket:

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Chelsea's new home shirt: £101

Bayern Munich season ticket: £104https://t.co/Ud0F9SpGU4

— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) May 4, 2016"

The Blues will be hoping they enjoy better fortunes in their new home kit next term than they have in 2015-16.

The west London side are preparing to welcome Antonio Conte as their new manager in the summer, and the Italian has a huge job on his hands after Chelsea's slump from title-winners in 2014-15 to mid-table also-rans in the current campaign.