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Paul Pogba is the most popular Premier League player's name to have on the back of a new shirt this summer, it has been revealed.

Figures show Sports Direct sold more shirts with his name on them since May 1 than any other player in the league.

The Manchester United midfielder’s teammate, Romelu Lukaku, is the next most popular name on the back of a club’s shirt.

Chelsea's Eden Hazard is third, followed by Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette and then Marcus Rashford.

However, Sports Direct don’t sell every Premier League club’s shirt.

(Image: Rex Features)

Players who play for Bournemouth, Brighton, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Everton, Huddersfield, Leicester, Stoke, Swansea, Watford and West Brom won’t have had chance to be included in this list.

It seems unlikely, though, that players from these clubs would have out-sold the star names from the Premier League’s “big six”.

Having said that, Wayne Rooney made the list in 24th place on his Manchester United shirt sales alone.

Had Sports Direct sold Everton shirts it’s certainly possible that he could have broken into the top 10.

Interestingly, no Manchester City player has made it into Sports Direct’s top 30 most popular names.

(Image: Liverpool Echo)

This could be down to anything from fans choosing from a wider range of names than fans of other clubs, to opting to buy shirts directly from the club.

Not all of the players in the list play for Premier League sides.

Lionel Messi is the eighth most popular name ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo who is 15th.

That puts the Portuguese just behind Ander Herrera but ahead of Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

New world record transfer, Neymar, is only 18th on the list behind Newcastle striker Dwight Gayle who is 17th.

The late Cheick Tioté makes the top 30 list in 29th place, with Magpies fans presumably wanting to pay tribute to their former player.

Top 30 shirt sales according to Sports Direct

(Image: Michael Regan)

Rank. Player (club shirt)

1. Paul POGBA (Manchester United)

2. Romelu LUKAKU (Manchester United)

3. Eden HAZARD (Chelsea)

4. Alexandre LACAZETTE (Arsenal)

5. Marcus RASHFORD (Manchester United)

6. Harry KANE (Tottenham)

7. Sadio MANE (Liverpool)

8. Lionel MESSI (Barcelona)

9. Philippe COUTINHO (Liverpool)

10. Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC (Manchester United)

11. DELE Alli (Tottenham)

12. Roberto FIRMINO (Liverpool)

13. Matt RITCHIE (Newcastle)

14. ANDER HERRERA (Manchester United)

15. Cristiano RONALDO (Real Madrid)

(Image: Andy Stenning)

16. Henrikh MKHITARYAN (Manchester United)

17. Dwight GAYLE (Newcastle United)

18. NEYMAR JR. (Barcelona/PSG)

19. N’Golo KANTE (Chelsea)

20. Mesut OZIL (Arsenal)

21. John TERRY (Chelsea/Aston Villa)

22. ALEXIS Sanchez (Arsenal)

23. Mohamed SALAH (Liverpool)

24. Wayne ROONEY (Manchester United)

25. Juan MATA (Manchester United)

26. Adam LALLANA (Liverpool)

27. Alvaro MORATA (Chelsea)

28. David DE GEA (Manchester United)

29. Cheick TIOTE (Newcastle United)

30. Christian ERIKSEN (Tottenham)

Fans can get all their football gear online at SportsDirect.com