Football: United to sell supersize XXXXL versions of new kit

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2014 file photo, Manchester United's Radamel Falcao Garcia walks on the field during his team's English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford. Photo / AP.

Manchester United will sell their new shirts in a whopping XXXXL size after complaints from fans that the existing jerseys were not big enough.

From August, Reds supporters will be able to get their hands on the 2015-16 kit, the first to come from the club's world record £750m kit deal with adidas.

And for those of a slightly larger persuasion, size will not matter after the club agreed to trial the supersize shirts.

Officials at Old Trafford were originally contacted by frustrated fans some time ago and approached then manufacturer Nike to see if anything could be done.

The US sportswear firm, however, believed that there would not be enough demand for the giant jerseys and decided against providing them.

However, United revisited the idea with adidas, who won the war to become the club's latest manufacturer, and the German firm took a different approach.

As a result a number of XXXXL jerseys have been ordered and will be available at the Old Trafford megastore in either August or September.

United will then monitor sales and should demand prove sufficient, the shirts will become a permanent fixture.

Officials have also vowed to undertake a fan survey which will include questions on jersey sizes - and even bigger tops may be on the way.

Most Premier League shirts, including Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal are available up to XXXL.

However, Newcastle and Spurs have beaten United to the paunchy punch.

The White Hart Lane club are also offering their new jerseys for 2015-16 in XXXXXL, with the St James's Park outfit matching United's XXXXL, although given the business savvy of Toon owner and sportswear tycoon Mike Ashley that does not come as a surprise.

Fans of England, however, can only buy national team jerseys up to a miserly XXL.