Top 10 Player shirt sales 2014-15: Man Utd's Angel di Maria leads Arsenal’s Sanchez.

Manchester United attacker Angel di Maria has sold more shirts than any other player in the Premier League this season, according to numbers released by sports retail company Sports Direct.

The Red Devils broke the bank to sign the Argentine international from Real Madrid last summer and it seems they have recouped some money as the shirt sales attest.

Arsenal talisman Alexis Sanchez and Chelsea striker Diego Costa came second and third respectively.

A spokesperson for Sports Direct, said: "These statistics do suggest just how important sponsorship and image rights are for a club when financing a marquee signing. Based on shirt sales alone clubs would struggle to recoup the money they splash on the world’s best talent.

"There’s no doubt that these figures will have an impact on the European heavyweights of football as it appears that spending what could be dubbed as a ridiculous amount of money on a player could turn out to be a tactical decision."

Top 10 Player Shirts Sales 2014/2015

1. Angel di Maria (Man Utd) - 9.59%

2. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) - 3.80%

3. Diego Costa (Chelsea) - 2.27%

4. David de Gea (Man Utd) - 2.16%

5. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - 2.10%

6. Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) - 2.09%

7. Radamel Falcao (Man Utd) - 1.99%

8. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) - 1.76%

9. Sergio Aguero (Man City) - 1.46%

10. Robin van Persie (Man Utd) - 1.20%

Some of the big names that failed to make the top 10 include Harry Kane (Tottenham), Cesc Fabregas and Oscar (Chelsea) and Raheem Sterling (Liverpool)