Ferran Torres gets Barcelona’s New Jersey 7, Raphinha gets Jersey 11 with Dembele Exit
In the latest saga of interesting developments at the Camp Nou, it is being reported that after the confirmation of departure of Ousmane Dembele was announced, the Barcelona winger Raphinha is requesting the number 11 jersey and Ferran Torres has expressed the desire for the no. 7 jersey.
Ferran Torres becomes new number 7 for Barcelona
The brand new jersey numbers of the Catalan giants have now been officially confirmed as well as per the website of La Liga. It is now officially declared that Torres will be becoming the new number 7 of Barcelona and winger Raphinha will be seen gracing the number 11 going ahead.
These hurried decisions have been the consequence in lieu of the shocking transfer of French international Ousmane Dembele to Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. The official announcement for the deal might soon be made as per the expectations of the sources.
This is not the first time that Ferran Torres will be seen wearing the number 7 jersey; he had previously been seen wearing the number while youth career with Valencia, and along with that he also wore the iconic number while playing for the Spanish National Team.
Barcelona replaces Dembele’s number 11 with Raphinha
As Ousmane Dembele will be making a shocking move and vacating the jersey number, now it seems that Torres has a second chance in the club’s starters as he is seen to be in a fine form as per his pre-season form, and hence has been awarded with his desirable jersey number.
Moving from the jersey number 22, the Brazilian international, Raphinha has also been privileged enough to get his desirable number 11. He has regarded the 11 kit to hold a special space for him since he also graces to number when he plays for the Brazilian National Team.
Both the pair of French and Brazilian players also are at the receiving end of greater responsibility as along with the new jersey numbers that they have received from Barcelona, especially now that one of their most crucial players, Dembele will no longer be a part of the Spanish champions.
