Alvaro Morata is Chelsea’s newest signing, and the Spaniard has been given the number nine shirt at Stamford Bridge.
The 24-year-old is the fourth addition to Antonio Conte’s title-winning squad, joining Tiemoue Bakayoko, Antonio Rudiger, and Willy Caballero as the Blues’ new signings this summer.
Morata joins the club for a reported initial fee of £58 million, with the fee potentially rising up to £70 million. He leaves Spanish champions Real Madrid, after one season in the Spanish capital.
Despite spending most of the season behind the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, Morata still managed to score 15 goals in 26 league appearances, with a further five coming in other competitions.
In recent history, the number nine shirt has been said to be ‘cursed’, with the players receiving the number playing poorly, and not hitting the form as expected of then. Chelsea fans will be hoping Morata will be a worthy number nine.
Chelsea fans are set to get their first glimpse of the player on Tuesday against Bayern Munich, so we look back at the last five players to wear the number nine shirt.
