If you’re anxious to get a new fresh Mateo Kovacic jersey but are waiting for his squad number to be confirmed, never fear, because Chelsea have made that information official.
Kepa has assumed the #1 shirt from Willy Caballero, who inherited it from the likes of Petr Cech, Asmir Begovic and Ed de Goey. Caballero takes Courtois’ vacant #13, previously worn by Victor Moses, Michael Ballack, William Gallas and, briefly, Alex. Meanwhile, newest midfielder Mateo Kovacic takes the #17, a number previously taken by the likes of Mo Salah, Eden Hazard, Pedro, Charly Musonda, Jose Bosingwa and Scott Sinclair.
1️⃣ @Kepa_46
1️⃣7️⃣ @Mateo_Kova23Our squad numbers for the forthcoming season have been confirmed… 👊https://t.co/jOANms4FR6
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 10, 2018
The full list is as follows:
1 – Kepa Arrizabalaga
2 – Antonio Rudiger
3 – Marcos Alonso
4 – Cesc Fabregas
5 – Jorginho
6 – Danny Drinkwater
7 – N’Golo Kante
8 – Ross Barkley
10 – Eden Hazard
11 – Pedro
12 – Ruben Loftus-Cheek
13 – Willy Caballero
14 – Tiemoue Bakayoko
15 – Victor Moses
17 – Mateo Kovacic
18 – Olivier Giroud
21 – Davide Zappacosta
22 – Willian
24 – Gary Cahill
27 – Andreas Christensen
28 – Cesar Azpilicueta
29 – Alvaro Morata
30 – David Luiz
31 – Rob Green
33 – Emerson
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19 – Tammy Abraham
20 – Callum Hudson-Odoi
44 – Ethan Ampadu
59 – Marcin Bulka