Tottenham reveal the shirt number Richarlison will wear this season
Tottenham have revealed summer signing Richarlison will wear the No. 9 shirt in his first season at the club.
The 25-year-old was unveiled as Antonio Conte’s fourth signing of the transfer window last week after Spurs agreed up to a £60 million fee with Everton (Football.London).
Expected to battle for position in a talented forward line with Heung-min Son, Harry Kane and Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison has been allocated the striker-oriented No. 9 shirt.
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While he already holds possession of the nine for Brazil, the switch sees him move away from the No. 7 he held at Everton with it already under Son’s ownership.
It also means he joins a list packed with big names to have previously donned the iconic number at Spurs.
Gareth Bale wore it during his loan spell from Real Madrid in the 2020-21 campaign, which left it vacant for the entirety of last season.
Tottenham’s record goal scorer Jimmy Greaves also wore the nine alongside other notable names including Ricky Villa, Osvaldo Ardiles, Chris Waddle and Clive Allen (Transfermarkt).
Spurs Web Opinion
Tottenham have somewhat managed to get their own version of R9 with Richarlison picking the number and with it being vacant, he was always going to choose it.
Some big names have previously worn that specific number and Spurs have not had too much success filling that in of late, so hopefully Richarlison will be able to have some success wearing it.
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