Fury as EIGHT ‘greedy’ Prem clubs including Chelsea and Tottenham hike price of replica footie shirts to as high as £90

EIGHT Premier League clubs — including Chelsea and Tottenham — have increased the price of their replica footie shirts. Tens of thousands of fans now face forking out up to £90 to back their teams when the new ­season kicks off next month. Premier League clubs — including Tottenham — have increased the price of their replica footie shirts Credit: Tottenham Hotspur FC Tens of thousands of fans now face forking out up to £90 to back their teams, pictured Chelsea shirt, hiked by £5 to £89.99 Credit: Nike Spurs supporters must pay £90 for a replica adult first-team shirt, up £5 from last season. Chelsea has also hiked the price of a shirt by £5 to £89.99. The biggest price rises, £10 each, are Sunderland and promoted Coventry City — from £60 to £70. Sign up for the Chelsea newsletter Thank you! Ipswich Town has hiked prices by £6, or ten per cent, to £65Leeds, Bournemouth and Hull shirts are all up in price by £5. The average price of a basic adult shirt has now reached £77.20. Ten clubs charge £80 or more for a shirt. Brentford’s kit has a two year-cycle – the only Premier League club to do so — in a bid to keep them affordable. Fans can also pay more to get names, numbers and badges addedTottenham’s kids’ shirts are also the most expensive, at £70. Coventry City children’s shirts are up by 25 per cent to £60. Most read in Sport Brentford’s kit has a two year-cycle in a bid to keep them affordable Credit: Brentford FC Consumer expert Scott Dixon warned: “We see this year in, year out, and it smacks of blatant greed and an own goal that could backfire. “These kits are ­overpriced by anyone’s standards and will leave many fans priced out. “Fans deserve better. Clubs should be making it easier for the next generation of supporters to feel part of their club, not pricing them out.” Comment now