Barcelona will play their first match in front of their fans on Monday evening when they take on Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy. Throughout the morning, the club livened up the wait with some posts such as the squad numbers for the clash with the Principality side.

It is confirmed that Ansu Fati will wear No 10 and that Lamine Yamal has chosen No 19, something that was already announced about a month ago in an interview in 'Jijantes'.

In parallel, Athletic announced that Nico Williams will wear the No 10 this season under Ernesto Valverde. Given the leaks from Barcelona to the Catalan press about an alleged "yes" from the Spanish national team winger to wear the blue and white shirt this season, it has been conceived as a kind of response from San Mames. Their directors have already been annoyed in the past with this insistence on their player.

It is curious that, if the numbers announced by the 'Cules' is maintained for the start of the official campaign, their main target for this transfer window would be left without a place. He would not be able to take on the No 10 that he has just been given in Bilbao, nor the No 17 because it is owned by Vitor Roque pending a potential departure before August 30th and other options such as the No 7 of Ferran Torres or the No 9 of Robert Lewandowski are closed.

 

August 12, 2024