Enzo Fernandez, Raheem Sterling, Levi Colwill and Mykhaylo Mudryk have all picked new shirt numbers ahead of the new season, with Chelsea undergoing a rebuild under Mauricio Pochettino
New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has overseen a major shake-up at Stamford Bridge this summer, with a number of incomings and outgoings as the Blues look to bounce back from their worst ever Premier League campaign.
The likes of Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Axel Disasi and Robert Sanchez have all joined the club in big-money deals, while N’Golo Kante, Mason Mount, Cesar Azpilicueta, Kai Havertz, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovacic, Edouard Mendy, Rubeen Loftus-Cheek, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ethan Ampadu and Christian Pulisic have completed permanent exits.
As a result, there have been several of changes to Chelsea’s squad numbers for the upcoming season, with existing players also switching. Record signing Enzo Fernandez, who joined from Benfica for £105m earlier this year, will replace Kovacic as Chelsea’s eight/
As a result, defender Benoit Badiashile has been given the number five shirt Fernandez wore last season and four has become vacant. Raheem Sterling has swapped the number 17 for seven following Kante’s move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad.