It has been confirmed that Alvaro Morata will wear the number 29 shirt this season at Chelsea.
The club have confirmed via their official website that the player will no longer wear the number nine shirt, but instead number 29 to celebrate the birth of his two children.
Morata’s wife recently gave birth to twins on July 29, which is the reason behind his decision to change numbers.
The former Real Madrid striker had previously been wearing the number nine shirt.
The number nine shirt has famously become known as a cursed number at Stamford Bridge, with most players struggling when wearing the number in recent years.
Speaking about the decision, Morata says that the change is an important one to him.
It is a day I will never forget, to welcome my twin sons into the world. My family is so important to me and I want to honour them and my wife, Alice, when I am on the pitch which is why I have decided to take a different number for the new season and remember this special day by adding the number 2 to my shirt.
Chelsea have confirmed that any fans who have purchased a shirt with ‘Morata 9’ on will be able to exchange the shirt at the club’s megastore.
