Chelsea have already completed the signings of Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr, and Thiago Silva are the new faces at Stamford Bridge this summer, as the Frank Lampard revolution begins to take shape.
However, on Friday [August 28] Thiago Silva became signing number five, and with links to the likes of Kai Havertz, Jan Oblak and Edouard Mendy there’s expected to be more signings before deadline day.
Of the five new arrivals, only Sarr won’t feature for in the Blues next season as he will be loaned out to get regular first-team football.
But what shirt numbers are available to Thiago Silva right now?
Below, we take a look to see what numbers are currently free at Stamford Bridge.
No.10: Willian has now gone. The player was out of contract at the end of the 2019/2020 season and has since completed his move to London rivals Arsenal following months of speculation regarding his future.
No.11: The No.11 is also currently up for grabs with Pedro sealing a free transfer to AS Roma
No.25: Although the No.25 shirt has not been officially retired by the club, it seems that Chelsea do not want anyone to take on Gianfranco Zola’s famous number. Departing for his home country back in 2003, nobody at the club has worn the shirt since the Italian maestro departed over a decade ago.
No.26: As is the case with the No.25 shirt, John Terry’s No.26 may well be left vacant following his trophy-laden spell at Stamford Bridge.