Player shirt sales are an incredibly important source of revenue for football clubs - so much so that it has been argued Real Madrid only bought David Beckham for his commercial value. The England footballer accounted for around half of the club's shirt sales during his time there.
But before you start flogging shirts at over £50 a pop to fans, it's best to make sure you've actually got the player among your ranks... A few years back a few silly sods bought themselves Manchester United shirts with the name Ronaldinho on the back - only for the Brazilian superstar to head for Barcelona.
This summer Chelsea FC have endlessly pursued Real Madrid forward Robinho with the two clubs trading claims and counter-claims regarding the player's future. However, if Chelsea's very own online megastore is to believed, is a done deal... (click the link and scroll down)
http://www.chelseamegastore.com/stores/chelsea/products/product_search.aspx?search
Let's just hope they're right...
