Manchester United winger Memphis Depay has the third highest-selling shirt in world football, claims Ed Woodward

Only shirts bearing the names of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi sell more on a global scale, says the Red Devils chief executive

Big seller: Fans flocked to buy United shirts bearing Depay's name
Memphis Depay is second only to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of replica shirt sales.
According to Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, only Messi and Ronaldo sold more replica shirts than Depay between July and September this years.

That means Memphis out-sold the likes of Barcelona duo Neymar and Luis Suarez, as well as United team-mate Wayne Rooney and Real's £85million superstar Gareth Bale.
Memphis also sports United's iconic No.7, worn in the past by Reds legends such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Ronaldo.
Woodward, speakig at the release of United's quarterly figures, said: "Kitbag recently released a ranking list of top selling shirts in July to September, and the results are worth sharing.
Claims: Depay believes the figures prove United's impact on player profile is 'very poweful'
"Memphis Depay is the new entrant in the ranks – the third-highest selling shirt in the world after Messi and Ronaldo.
"Three out of the top 10 shirts are Manchester United players – Bastian Schweinsteiger and Wayne Rooney being the others.
"Last year, while with Bayern Munich, Schweinsteiger ranked at 31, but has moved up to fourth position.
"As we have previouosly stated, we believe the impact on player profiles around the world by joining Manchester United is very powerful - and the shirt sales figures are strong evidence of that."

Kitbag's top 10 selling shirts 2015

1) Lionel Messi
2) Cristiano Rolando
3) Memphis Depay
4) Bastian Schweinsteiger

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Like hot cakes: Bastian's shirt is a big seller
5) Eden Hazard
6) Wayne Rooney
7) Neymar
8) Sergio Aguero
9) Alexis Sanchez
10) Phillippe Coutinho