PSG ejected from the podium, the thunderclap

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PSG lost big with the departure of Kylian Mbappé. If in Ligue 1, the wealth of the Parisian squad seems to protect it from a bad surprise, the French champions showing no less than ten points in advance with one more match over Olympique de Marseille, that is all. otherwise in the Champions League where Luis Enrique’s troops will have to work hard to get their place in the play-offs.

PSG also feels a heavy loss in terms of merchandising. At least that’s what emerges from the ranking of jersey sales proposed every year by the Foot.fr site. A ranking based on the results of its online store as well as its five physical stores. For the first time since the publication of this ranking, the Rouge et Bleu are not even on the podium.

OM keeps the lead

As for two years, Olympique de Marseille occupies the top of the ranking. Consequence of a very ambitious transfer window culminating in the arrivals of Mason Greenwood and Adrien Rabiot, a special jersey for the 125e anniversary with dazzling success and undoubtedly also the establishment of five stores, with two stores in Marseille and Avignon and none in the Paris region.

The arrival of Mbappé at Real Madrid has unsurprisingly boosted the sales of Merengue jerseys, the Madrid club, which can also count on the power of attraction of Jude Bellingham or Vinicius, pointing to second place in the ranking, just ahead of FC Barcelona, ​​led by the explosion of Lamine Yamal, the player who sold the most jerseys in the second part of 2024.

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