Mbappé x Nike Capsule Marries Mercurial Superfly with Air Max Plus VII

Nike and Kylian Mbappé will launch a coordinated footwear capsule that pairs a signature Mercurial Superfly boot with a Plum Eclipse Air Max Plus VII, slated broadly for March 2, 2026 via Nike and select global retailers. The Air Max Plus VII carrying SKU HQ2197-200 is listed at $180 USD, while the Mercurial Superfly appears under SKU FQ8692-200 with published prices split across outlets—$180 in some listings and $285 in others—and at least one report giving it a March 5, 2026 drop instead of March 2.

The lifestyle half of the capsule is literal: the Nike Air Max Plus VII "Kylian Mbappé" is labeled Plum Eclipse / Metallic Gold Grain / Black / Barely Volt (HQ2197-200) and priced at $180. Nike’s product copy frames the TN7 silhouette as an off-pitch counterpart to Mbappé’s cleat: “Kylian Mbappe has always been a fan of the Air Max Plus VII, so much so that he used it as an inspiration for his performance cleat. Think of this version of the TN7 as an everyday counterpart to Kylian's football boot. Check the special tongue label and the color scheme while you're at it.” The shoe’s colorway reads as a dusky plum with gold and volt highlights; Nike and retailer imagery and the special tongue label will be central to the sneaker’s street styling.

On the performance side the Mercurial Superfly—referred to in several briefings as the Mercurial Superfly 10—leans into pitch‑ready theatrics. Hypebeast’s product text captures the look: “The performance-focused Mercurial Superfly 10 cleats perfectly mirror this energy, sporting a brownish‑taupe base heavily contrasted by a bright lime green Swoosh and silver pill‑shaped graphics extending from the heel. Signature ‘KM’ tongue logos and ‘ZM Air’ branding round out the premium, pitch‑ready design.” Close‑up leaks cited by Sports Yahoo and traced to Footy Headlines and Sneaker Marketro show the lime green Swoosh, silver pill motifs wrapping from heel to midfoot, a vertical "M" on the heel strip, and the KM tongue badge.

Retail rollout is split between Nike’s direct channels and specialty soccer retailers. Nike Football’s Instagram announced the drop bluntly: “The latest Kylian Mbappé Nike signature just dropped Introducing the Mercurial Superfly and Air Max Plus VII. Coming to SOCCER.COM March 2nd.” That post, Nike product pages labeled “Coming Soon,” and coverage from Hypebeast and JustFreshKicks converge on March 2 as the capsule date; Athlon Sports, republished by Sports Yahoo, published a leaked timeline pushing the Mercurial to March 5 with the higher $285 price—an inconsistency that separates the lifestyle listing from the performance boot in the days before launch.

Mbappé’s signature program stretches back to his 2016 partnership with Nike and a series of player edition Mercurial releases and lifestyle crossovers, from a 2025 “Grand Purple” Player Edition to previous Air Max and LeBron collaborations. This capsule — pairing HQ2197-200 and FQ8692-200, plus reported t-shirts and additional Air Max Mbappé lifestyle pieces — cements that dual strategy: a boot tuned for LaLiga and Champions League ambitions and a TN7 designed to carry that pitch energy into Parisian streetwear. Whether the Mercurial’s final MSRP lands at $180 or $285, the collection marks Mbappé’s signature moving firmly from matchday kit into everyday wardrobe.