Think you're being ripped off over here? Check out the prices of these European kits

Think you're being ripped off over here? Check out the prices of these European kits

It might have been an up and down start to this season's Champions League for British clubs, but one thing is certain: very few beat us on price.
A study has been conducted into how much supporters across Europe are being asked to pay for a full strip - and the Brits come out with some integrity.
Chelsea charge fans £49.99, while Arsenal ask for a penny more. The kits for each of the two Manchester clubs will set you back £55, as well as at Celtic.
Scroll down for the cheapest and most expensive Champions League kits

Kit cost: A Manchester United strip costs £55 - less than a lot of European clubs

Cheaper: Arsenal charge a round £50 for their kit

While that is quite an investment for something which only has a year's shelf-life, they put the majority of the continent to shame.
Paying for a Zenit St Petersburg kit costs a whopping £87.16, with FC Basle, Steau Bucharest and Shakhtar Donetsk not much cheaper.
Spain's three representatives - Barcelona, Real and Atletico Madrid - are all more expensive than the Brits.

How much?! Zenit St Petersburg charge a staggering £87.16 for their kits

Head in hands moment: Steau Bucharest (left) and FC Basle are just behind Zenit in expense

The study was carried out by Virgin Mone. Average replica shirt costs for all 32 clubs in the Champions League group stages are £62 – whilst the four English clubs are 15 per cent cheaper at an average £52.50, with Scotland’s only representative Celtic coming in 11 per cent below the average at £55.
Ranked on their replica shirt prices, the British clubs would all qualify from their groups, although City would still have been trumped by Bayern Munich (£50.15).
The cheapest replica shirts on offer belong to the Portuguese side Benfica, costing just £25 while fans of Turkey’s Galatasaray pay around £42. 

TEN CHEAPEST KITS

Benfica - £25.01
Galatasaray - £41.82
Viktoria Plzen - £42.14
CSKA Moscow - £48.34
Chelsea - £49.99
Arsenal - £50
Bayern Munich - £50.15
Olympiakos - £50.19
Celtic - £55
Man United/Man City - £55

TEN MOST EXPENSIVE KITS

Zenit St Petersburg - £87.16
FC Basle - £81.27
Steau Bucharest - £78.51
Shakhtar Donetsk - £76.40
Juventus - £71.11
Paris St Germain - £71.11
Porto - £71.11
Barcelona - £71.10
Atletico Madrid - £67.76
Real Madrid - £66.93 

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