Amid significant rumors of a potential separation between Spanish club Barcelona and global sportswear company Nike, the figures continue to provide reasons for the Catalan club not to part ways with the American brand just yet. According to an official report published by UEFA, FC Barcelona has become the highest-earning club in the world from shirt sales and promotion.
The website "FootyHeadlines" mentioned that the UEFA revenue analysis combines sponsorship revenues from kit manufacturers and total marketing revenues. Although the data do not disclose the specific number of shirts sold by each club, they reflect the available merchandise of kits and the income derived from them.
Barcelona tops the list of the twenty clubs with the highest income from shirt sales in 2023, surpassing Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, which ranked second and third, respectively. According to the source, the Catalan team earns €179 million, compared to €155 million for the "Merengues" and €147 million for the Bavarians.
Here is the list of the clubs with the highest income from shirt sales in the world:
- Barcelona (Nike) – €179 million
- Real Madrid (Adidas) – €155 million
- Bayern Munich (Adidas) – €147 million
- Liverpool (Nike) – €132 million
- Manchester United (Adidas) – €130 million
- Paris Saint-Germain (Nike) - €97 million
- Arsenal (Adidas) - €89 million
- Chelsea (Nike) - €87 million
- Juventus (Adidas) - €74 million
- Tottenham (Nike) - €74 million
- Manchester City (Puma) - €73 million
- Borussia Dortmund (Puma) - €54 million
- Milan (Puma) - €47 million
- Ajax (Adidas) - €41 million
- Galatasaray (Nike) - €35 million
- Leeds United (Adidas) - €35 million
- Celta Vigo (Adidas) - €34 million
- Fenerbahçe (Puma) - €31 million
- Eintracht Frankfurt (Nike) - €26 million
- Inter Milan (Nike) - €26 million.
