Gianfranco Zola Match Worn & Signed Chelsea Premier League Shirt 1997 – 1998 Season

Very rare and historic Gianfranco Zola match worn Chelsea shirt

Shirt worn by Zola for Chelsea during the 1997 - 1998 Premier League season

Shirt is the correct size for Zola and has all the correct labels and tags inside which is different to that of the retail version shirt and issued directly to the club - player for match use

Shirt has correct player , club and Premier League match identification marks throughout

Shirt remains in good - very good condition with small signs of wear and match use still visible throughout

Shirt has been additionally hand signed on the back by Zola

Zola spent the first decade of his playing career in Italy, most notably with Napoli alongside Diego Maradona and Careca where he won the 1989–90 Serie A title, and at Parma where he won the Italian Super Cup and the 1994–95 UEFA Cup. He later moved to English side Chelsea, where he was voted the Football Writers' Player of the Year in the 1996–97 season. During his time at the club, he won the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, two FA Cups, the League Cup, and the Community Shield. In 2003 he was voted the greatest Chelsea player ever. He was capped 35 times for Italy from his debut in 1991, appearing at the 1994 World Cup, where Italy finished in second place, and Euro 1996.

Amazing and very rare worn shirt from the former Chelsea legend and possibly the greatest Chelsea player of all time

Comes with a certificate of authenticity

Museum example item

“I played against him a few times and he is one of the best imports our game has seen. So skilful, yet so committed. He was a credit to the Premier League.”
— Les Ferdinand

“The best I ever played with, no doubt. 
I used to marvel at him in training each day. Gianfranco made you a better player: he knew what I was going to 
do before I’d even thought of it.”
— Gus Poyet

“‘The magician’ did things with the ball I’ve never seen before or since. Had brilliant technique and incredible balance, almost a carbon copy of Maradona, with whom he played at Napoli. His free-kicks were extraordinary. A true artist, who could show you things you didn’t know about the game, and the perfect foil for a big, strong striker.”
— Brian Laudrup