Chelsea overtake Manchester United as Premier League’s top shirt sellers

Chelsea have overtaken Manchester United as the top shirt seller in the Premier League.
The Blues have seen sales sky rocket by 39% from last season, 5% more than the increase the Red Devils have witnessed themselves.
Arsenal were the third placed English club
, and all three came in the top ten across Europe, according to marketeers Euroamericas.
With United famed for their commercial strength, this is a major success for Chelsea – who have grown rapidly since the arrival of Roman Abramovich in 2003.
 Top 2015/16 shirt sales

1. Barcelona: 3.637 million 2. Bayern Munich: 3.312m
3. Chelsea: 3.102m
4. Man Utd: 2.977m
5. Real Madrid: 2.866m
6. PSG: 2.212m
7. Arsenal: 2.055m
8. Atletico Madrid: 1.977m
9. Juventus: 1.678m
10. AC Milan: 1.287m

This news comes in the same week that Adidas revealed they would cease to be Chelsea’s kit manufacturers from the end of next season onwarrds.
The sportswear firm had a deal in place until 2023, but that will now end in June 2017 – with the company looking to focus on fewer teams.