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Ahead of this season start of the leagues which is about a week to ago, Chelsea football club of London has officially released the shirt number of the team. Shirt number is a number a player is known for. While players don’t really care which jersey number is being given to them their new club others put emphasis on their number which either they have created a brand for such number like we have with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo who is inarguably on of the greatest player that have cheer football in league and international level is noted for his shirt number 7 or CR7 for those in the endorsement categories. Like Lionel Messi is accredited with number 10 has built an iconic name with the number. They are numerous of such numbers which are club specific or world wide.
Since his left Chelsea for Real Madrid at the end of league season, Eden Hazard Chelsea number 10 has caused some serious controversy among the players on who inherits the iconic number. Though Williams was in the fore front of getting the shirt number, fans had preferred a player who plays a central role like Kovacic to take up the number.
Barely 12 hours ago, Chelsea took to their social media handles to announce the shirt number each player will be wearing this season. Though there have not been much changes in jersey number of players but few other got their numbers reviewed.
Mateo Kavacic who was at the middle of the controversial number 10 jersey Eden Hazard left behind will settle with his jersey number 17 of last season after joining from Real Madrid through a loan and formalized transfer to escape the transfer ban placed on Chelsea by the world football governing body.
Some first team player got promoted as a way of reward had changes in their shirt numbers. Tammy Abraham has got himself the 9 shirt as the top striker indicated. This may be a tactical responsibility given to the lad while Andreas Christensen got defensive 4 and Kurt Zouma 15.
Some of Chelsea’s loan returnees maintained their squad number for the new season such as the likes of Tiemoue Bakayoko with number 14, Kenedy has his 16 shirt number and Michy Batshuayi for 23. However the likes of young player some of which where from the academy and loan as well all got their shirt numbers changes. Players like Mason Mount got 19 number, Reece James 24 and Fikayo Tomori will take 29 shirt number.
American new boy from Borussia Dortmund in Christian Pulisic was given the number 22 which was previously worn by Williams before taking the Hazard's number 10 shirt.
Fans are not left out in the shirt numbering policy as fans now has the right to demand for shirt number of their choose from clubs store.
Hopefully with the allocation of these numbers, the player will have to take up the responsibly of such number or the prestige behind it to motivate themselves to glory in the new season.
