Contador's contract is with Bruyneel however, not Astana. Through the 2010 season. He could be bought out, but imagine the price just to do that. . . and who'd be willing to pay that, and his salary?
I can think of few teams good enough to support him other than a Bruyneel(JB) team, Saxo bank being one, but they have Andy Schleck. Caisse de P ? Maybe, but even they pale in comparison to the other two in horsepower of a 9 man team.
Who knows what's going on with AC and if his ego was hurt, and weather he can get past it to stay with JB long term? One thing for sure though, JB's teams give him the best opportunity to win more TDF's.
The Team kits? I have a feeling they will be like most kits these days . . horrendous
LA is a lot of things, but when it comes to cycling fashion, he's a cat 5 dork.