ARSENAL star Kieran Tierney has been revealed as the player who have had the most shirts sold on the club’s website.
The Scottish defender has overtaken captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the most popular name for fans to have on the back of the new Gunners strip.
Kieran Tierney has been revealed as Arsenal’s most popular name for fans to have on the back of the club’s new kit[/caption]
The Scottish defender’s No.3 strip has outsold club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang[/caption]
The 23-year-old has established himself as a huge fan favourite following his £25million move from Celtic last summer.
Tierney endured a difficult first few months in London due to injuries but has been a huge success since the Premier League’s restart.
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He was named Arsenal’s Player of the Month for June by fans who also tipped him as a future Gunners captain.
Tierney was hailed for his down to earth nature after he was pictured carrying his gear in a Tesco bag before playing Sheffield United.
His No.3 strip is the most popular choice since the 2020/21 kit release last month, but starlet Bukayo Saka is surprisingly the second-best seller so far.
The versatile academy graduate enjoyed a stunning breakthrough campaign at Arsenal as he notched 11 goals and four assists.
The 18-year-old had worn the No.77 shirt but has now been handed the prestigious No.7 jersey previously worn by Robert Pires and Alexis Sanchez.
And that is enough to see Saka’s kit shift more than FA Cup final hero Aubameyang in third.
The 31-year-old’s two goals helped his side see of Chelsea to win the silverware but doubts remain over his long-term future.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is desperate for Aubameyang to stay, but some fans may be erring on the side of caution in terms of shirt sales in case he doesn’t.
The Gabon superstar’s strike partner Alexandre Lacazette is pushed down to fourth, with his future also a source of speculation.
Arsenal's early shirt sales
Figures taken from club's website at time of writing
- Kieran Tierney
- Bukayo Saka
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Alexandre Lacazette
- Hector Bellerin
- Nicolas Pepe
- Bernd Leno
- Gabriel Martinelli
- Mesut Ozil
- Granit Xhaka
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Hector Bellerin is fifth, just ahead of record signing Nicolas Pepe, keeper Bernd Leno and teenage starlet Gabriel Martinelli.
Despite fans not expecting to see Mesut Ozil play much football in Arsenal’s new kit next season, the club’s highest paid star is in the top ten.
The German superstar still has a proven name value and is ninth for shirt sales with Granit Xhaka rounding off the club’s most popular names.
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