As there so often is following the conclusion of a transfer window, there has been plenty of discussion around which shirt numbers Premier League players will be wearing this season.
That is certainly the case at Leeds United where Dan James chose the number 20 following his deadline day signing from Manchester United.
It is the same as the number he has worn on a number of occasions when representing Wales and the one he had on the back of his shirt during his time at Swansea City.
The number was originally allocated to one of his new teammates last season and was only made available as a result of Rodrigo opting for ‘19’ for the current campaign.
The Spaniard’s new digits were freed up after his countryman Pablo Hernandez decided to leave Leeds for hometown club CD Castellón on a free transfer over the summer.
Junior Firpo, in true left-back fashion, picked number three after Barry Douglas’ departure to Lech Poznan was confirmed.
Meanwhile, fellow new boy Kristoffer Klaesson also followed a stereotypical trend by selecting the number 13 as Leeds’ back-up goalkeeper.
Surprisingly, two usually popular numbers have remained unused as both seven and eight are yet to be allocated to any first-team players.
The former became available following Ian Poveda’s season-long move to Blackburn Rovers while the latter has not been used since Vurnon Anita left two years ago.
Here is a full rundown of all the Whites’ squad numbers this season.
1 – Illan Meslier
2- Luke Ayling
3 – Junior Firpo
4 – Adam Forshaw
5 – Robin Koch
6 – Liam Cooper
9 – Patrick Bamford
10 – Raphinha
11 – Tyler Roberts
13 – Kristoffer Klaesson
14 – Diego Llorente
15 – Stuart Dallas
19 – Rodrigo
20 – Dan James
21 – Pascal Struijk
22 – Jack Harrison
23 – Kalvin Phillips
30 – Joe Gelhardt
35 – Charlie Cresswell
38 – Crysencio Summerville
42 – Sam Greenwood
43 – Mateusz Klich
45 – Liam McCarron
46 – Jamie Shackleton
