Tottenham have confirmed that both Cristian Romero and Oliver Skipp will wear new shirt numbers for the 2022/23 Premier League season. The news comes ahead of the team departing for the club's pre-season tour of South Korea, with Spurs' first match coming on Wednesday against Team K League.
Joining the club from Atalanta last summer, Romero inherited the No.4 jersey that was Toby Alderweireld's prior to his move to Qatar side Al-Duhail. However, the Argentina international has changed ahead of the new campaign and will now wear No.17, which has been vacant since Moussa Sissoko's exit last August.
Perhaps a shock for some fans to see Romero switch from No.4, the centre-back has an affinity with No.17 having worn it for Club Atletico Belgrano, Genoa and Atalanta during his career so far. He doesn't wear the number on international duty for Argentina, however, instead wearing No.13.
