Fernando Torres shirts outsell Andy Carroll by 250-1

CHELSEA’S record £50million signing Fernando Torres is already king of the shirt sales – outselling his ­Merseyside replacement Andy Carroll by 250-1.


Demand for the new Torres home shirts are currently 40% higher than when he signed for Liverpool three years ago, according to suppliers.

Shirt sales for the Kop’s other new player Luis Suarez are 380% more popular than Carroll, but are still trailing behind Chelsea’s Spanish signing by 30-1.

Ray Evans, managing director of Kitbag.com, said: “It will be interesting to see whether Torres can maintain his popularity among Chelsea fans and whether Carroll can break into the hearts of the Liverpool fans.”