As the new season approaches and the transfer window gets going, all these wonderful, shiny new Arsenal signings are going to need a shirt number, so what Arsenal shirt numbers are available at the club?
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Arsenal shirt numbers currently free
Within the first 25 squad numbers, there are currently eight numbers that have no owners, five of them from the first XI.
- Arsenal shirt number 4 is available for one of the 500 midfielders we’re going to buy.
- Arsenal shirt number 5 is available for the centre back we’re going to sign instead of playing William Saliba.
- Arsenal shirt number 8 is available to go to a midfielder we had to get on loan at the last minute.
- Arsenal shirt number 10 is currently available but is almost certainly going to Emile Smith Rowe.
- Arsenal shirt number 11 is available and won’t be going back to Martin Odegaard.
- Arsenal shirt number 15 belonged to Ainsley Maitland-Niles until we sent him on loan. Whether it goes back to him or not remains to be seen.
- Arsenal shirt number 20 was vacated by recently-crowned ‘Relegated Player of the Season’ in the Bundesliga, Shkodran Mustafi, who definitely isn’t coming back.
- Arsenal shirt number 23 will no longer adorn David Luiz’s back for referees to flash a red card at.
In addition to the numbers that are already available, there are a few that could free up if transfers go ahead as rumoured
Arsenal shirt numbers that could become free
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- Bernd’s Leno’s 1 could go to Andre Onana if that deal goes ahead and Leno leaves, as it’s rumoured he might.
- It seems inevitable that Hector Bellerin will be leaving Arsenal so his 2 will need a new owner.
- Most are praying the rumours that Willian wants to leave Arsenal are true, so that means 12 will be up for grabs.
- Alex Runarsson’s 13 is another if he is sent on loan.
- Finally, Reiss Nelson’s 24 might be another that sadly becomes available.
Looking at both those lists combined, Arsenal could well see a new name on seven of the first XI squad numbers for the new season.