Mesut Ozil, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney: The ten most followed Premier League footballers on social media… With some shock entries
WHETHER for better or worse, it seems you can’t be a professional sportsperson without having a huge presence on social media.
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram… If you’re a player worth your salt, you’ll have them all.
Mesut Ozil is the most followed Premier League footballer on social mediaAP:Associated Press
Some use their accounts for business, others pleasure, but regardless they’ll attract follows from fans across the globe.
But which Premier League stars are the most popular? SunSport brings you the top ten, according to statistics from Brandtix, with some surprising results.
Top of the pile? It’s Arsenal‘s Mesut Ozil who has racked up a mind-boggling 53.5million followers across the three platforms.
Brandtix
Zlatan Ibrahimovic comes in second in the social media stakes behind Mesut OzilReuters
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