Tottenham reveal Richarlison shirt number after £60m record transfer sealed

George Flood5 July 2022

Tottenham have handed new signing Richarlison the No9 shirt in north London.

The Brazilian became Spurs' club-record signing and fourth arrival of a busy summer transfer window last week after joining from Premier League rivals Everton for a fee of around £60million.

Richarlison penned a five-year contract at Tottenham until 2027 and, following his post-season international exertions with Brazil, is set to join up with Antonio Conte's squad this week ahead of the summer tour to South Korea.

Spurs did not initially confirm a squad number for the 25-year-old, but have now revealed that he will be their new No9.

That jersey has remained vacant since the end of Gareth Bale's loan stint back at the club during the 2020/21 campaign and in recent times has also been worn by the likes of Vincent Janssen, Roberto Soldado and Roman Pavlyuchenko as well as Dimitar Berbatov, Grzegorz Rasiak and Freddie Kanoute.

Other famous names to have donned Tottenham's No9 shirt throughout history include the late, great Jimmy Greaves, Les Ferdinand, Ossie Ardiles, Clive Allen, Chris Waddle, Ricky Villa and Martin Chivers.

Richarlison will be unavailable to make his competitive Spurs debut when Conte’s men begin the new Premier League season at home to Southampton on August 6.

That is after the former Watford forward was hit with a one-match suspension and £25,000 fine by the Football Association (FA) on Tuesday after admitting a charge of improper conduct having thrown a flare into the stands during Everton’s 1-0 win over Chelsea at Goodison Park in May.

Richarlison will instead look to make his first meaningful Tottenham appearance in the London derby against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on August 14.

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