CHELSEA have announced the squad numbers for the season and no one will be wearing the club’s cursed shirt.
Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk have both seen their numbers swapped while new signings such as Nicolas Jackson and Robert Sanchez have been handed their new numbers.
Fernandes has swapped the No.5 shirt for the No.8 taking the vacant number after Mateo Kovacic’s move to Manchester City.
However, Mudryk has ditched the No.15 shirt for the No.10 following Christian Pulisic’s exit to AC Milan.
The No.9 shirt has remained vacant as players are believed not to be keen on the number with the view that it is “cursed”.
Former manager Thomas Tuchel said that people tell him that it “was cursed” and that the players did not “want to touch it”.
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The shirt was worn last season by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but he only managed one goal in 15 Premier League appearances.
The shirt number has been worn by seven other Blues strikers that have gone on to fail at the club, such as Alvaro Morata, Fernando Torres, Romelu Lukaku, Hernan Crespo, Gonzalo Higuain, Radamel Falcao and Mateja Kezman.
Meanwhile, defender Levi Colwill has been given the honour of taking the No.26 shirt that was once donned by club legend John Terry.
The Englishman was rewarded with a six-year contract after his impressive loan spell with Brighton last season.
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Raheem Sterling has taken the No.7 shirt which was left by N’Golo Kante as he left for Saudi Arabia.
Mudryk’s old number has not been left without an owner for long as summer signing from Villarreal Jackson has taken the NO.15.
Other summer signings have also been given their new numbers.
Lesley Ugochukwu has taken the No.16, Robert Sanchez has got the NO.31, Christopher Nkunku has the No.18, defender Axel Disasi had the No.2
Chelsea squad numbers in full
1 – Kepa Arrizabalaga
2 – Axel Disasi
3 – Marc Cucurella
5 – Benoit Badiashile
6 – Thiago Silva
7 – Raheem Sterling
8 – Enzo Fernandez
10 – Mykhailo Mudryk
11 – Noni Madueke
13 – Marcus Bettinelli
14 – Trevoh Chalobah
15 – Nicolas Jackson
16 – Lesley Ugochukwu
17 – Carney Chukwuemeka
18 – Christopher Nkunku
19 – Armando Broja
20 – Andrey Santos
21 – Ben Chilwell
23 – Conor Gallagher
24 – Reece James
26 – Levi Colwill
27 – Malo Gusto
29 – Ian Maatsen
31 – Robert Sanchez
33 – Wesley Fofana
37 – Mason Burstow
47 – Lucas Bergstrom
50 – Eddie Beach
67 – Lewis Hall
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
