Best selling football player shirts of all time – which football player has sold the most shirts?
Which football player has sold the most shirts of all time so far? Which football player has sold the most kits? What are the 20 biggest football player shirt sales so far. Watch & Bet on Football =>
The latest retail figures show that the majority of shirt sales from SportsDirect are for Premier League stars. Although Phillipe Coutinho does make the list at Barcelona.
Biggest football player shirt sales of all time
The best selling football player shirts across the globe are revealed. According to the biggest football player shirt sales recorded by retailer SportsDirect, Manchester United stars dominate the top 20 list.
While Eden Hazard is the only Chelsea player to make the list. Tottenham have three stars in the list with unsurprisingly Spurs star Harry Kane come in third. Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk is the only defender to make the list with the £75m centre-back proving popular among Liverpool fans.
Meanwhile, Alexis Sanchez has been the most popular shirt to have been bought so far. Manchester United’s shirt sales have skyrocketed ever since Sanchez left Arsenal to join United. And Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward recently stated that the buzz around the Chilean’s arrival helped the club set a new record for shirt sales in January – three times the previous best. Watch & Bet on Football =>
Top 10 selling football player shirts
A new season brings new kits. Some fans will love their team’s new strip and some may wish that their club sticked with their previous kit. However, when it comes to the big names, they always help to generate the biggest revenue. So here are the Best selling football player shirts. Watch & Bet on Football =>
So, who is proving to be the most popular player that fans are choosing to have printed on the back of their shirts? Silly Season has got it covered – here is the top 10 Best selling football player shirts so far!
These figures were taken from Sports Direct’s UK website so please note that players such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not in this list as the shirt buyers were primarily UK based.
So what are the Biggest football player shirt sales? Read on to find out.
10) Zlatan Ibrahimovic
The Swedish striker has been in and out of the top 10 selling shirts, but has returned to the top 10, no doubt, because of his prolific nature in front of goal last season and his importance to the Manchester United squad, despite being out of the team due to injury this season.
9) Roberto Firmino
Firmino’s shirt sales have increased this season, after a period of high demand for the Brazilian’s name on the back of Liverpool shirts in recent campaigns. Firmino has been an important member of the Liverpool squad in the last two seasons and has scored some crucial goals as part of their fearsome attacking trio.
8) Mesut Ozil
It’s hardly surprising that Arsenal’s key man has been generating a mass of shirt sales this campaign, with the German helping the Gunners in some crucial games.
7) Kevin de Bruyne
He’s up their with the best midfielders on the planet, but clearly Kevin de Bruyne has a strong fan base also. De Bruyne has become one of the best play making midfielders in the world and with Manchester City’s recent success in the Premier League, it’s no wonder why his shirt sales are so high.
6) Philippe Coutinho
It’s no wonder that the Brazilian – a part of Barcelona’s fearsome attack – has made the list. In fact, the only surprise is that Coutinho is not higher up on this sales list after his big transfer move to Barcelona from Liverpool.
5) Eden Hazard
The Chelsea attacker has proved to be one of the club’s best signings in recent seasons and has clearly earned the admiration of the fans, also – putting the Belgian international in fifth position in the Best selling football player shirts.
4) Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah was the bargain of the summer after the Egyptian moved to Liverpool from Roma for only £30m. Salah is the joint-highest goalscorer with the next guy in our list, with 24 Premier League goals already in March. Don’t forget he’s a winger, not a striker! No wonder his shirt sales are high at Liverpool.
3) Harry Kane
Spurs fans have been spoiled with this talented English striker. His 24 goals so far is the joint-highest in the league and it’s only March! With a wide selection of top talents available to choose from, Harry Kane is currently the third highest in the Best selling football player shirts list.
2) Paul Pogba
The French midfielder has faced a lot of criticism in the past two seasons- mainly due to his massive price tag at £100m. But the Manchester United fans don’t care as Pogba is the second highest in the Best selling football player shirts list.
1) Alexis Sanchez
The Chilean magician has the football world in awe when he’s on the ball. And after Sanchez made his move to Manchester United from Arsenal in January 2018, his shirt sales skyrocketed. Sanchez is now top of the Best selling football player shirts list.
See also:
- 10 of the stupidest shirt numbers in football history!
- Top 10 selling football shirts
- Top 10 players who sell the most Premier League shirts
- Premier League clubs shirt sponsorship deals
- LIST: Clubs With Highest Shirt Sales
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