Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed document signing Dominic Solanke will put on the quantity 19 shirt for his debut season on the membership.
Solanke’s transfer from Bournemouth, which might value Spurs £65m if all add-ons are met, was confirmed final Saturday.
He was not initially handed a squad quantity upon his arrival, however with the 2024/25 Premier League season formally starting on Friday, Tottenham have now introduced Solanke’s shirt.
The striker will don the quantity 19, which was vacated earlier this summer season upon Ryan Sessegnon’s return to Fulham on a free switch.
Previous to Sessegnon, Spurs cult hero Mousa Dembele wore 19 throughout his six-and-a-half yr keep in north London. It has beforehand been taken by the likes of Sebastien Bassong, Adel Taarabt, Andy Reid and Chris Armstrong.
Solanke has by no means beforehand worn 19 in his profession, typically opting to take the standard 9 shirt for strikers. Nevertheless, that quantity belongs to Richarlison, who has insisted he is not going to go away Tottenham this summer season.
After a full first week of coaching, Solanke is in line to make his Tottenham debut after they journey to newly-promoted Leicester Metropolis on Monday night time.
Head coach Ange Postecoglou confirmed Solanke could begin on the King Energy Stadium and has been impressed by the striker this week.
“Fortunately it’s what we anticipated, he’s a high professional, man, he has type of settled into the dressing room very well,” Postecoglou stated at a press convention on Thursday.
“Footballing smart you may see he has the attributes that type of match into what we need to do very well. There’s nonetheless an adjustment interval there as we play a little bit bit otherwise and prepare otherwise and we have now seen that with each new signing that is available in.
“Thus far he has slot in very well with the group and coaching. We nonetheless have a few classes to go however up to now, so good.”