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The shirt number Tammy Abraham will wear for Chelsea against Barcelona

Tammy Abraham is back in the Chelsea squad for today's pre-season friendly against Barcelona.

The striker was absent for the opening game of the club's tour of Japan against Kawasaki Frontale on Friday night with tonsillitis keeping him out of the 1-0 defeat.

Abraham returned to training for the Blues at the weekend and he looked back to full health as he went all in on the pitch in Saitama with his teammates.

Having not featured for the Blues since the tour of Ireland just over a week ago, the player will be very keen to get some minutes under his belt at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Well, Frank Lampard has elected to start him against the Spanish giants ahead of both Michy Batshuayi and Olivier Giroud.

Pulisic goal in Chelsea training

Abraham will be hoping to take his opportunity over the coming weeks after scoring goals for fun in the Championship for Aston Villa last term.

With Mason Mount wearing the No.19 shirt against Kawasaki Frontale last time out, many fans have wondered what number the striker will have on as that was the jersey he owned before heading off to Villa Park 12 months ago.

Tammy Abraham in action against St Patrick's Athletic (Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

The official team sheet at Saitama Stadium 2002 has stated that the player will wear the No.9 for the game against the La Liga side.

Chelsea have yet to officially confirm squad numbers for this season and they reiterated ahead of the game on Friday that the numbers worn by the players aren't set in stone as it stands.

Many supporters are desperate to find out who will wear the No.10 shirt for the upcoming season following Eden Hazard's departure and the fact Christian Pulisic wore No.24 in his first appearance for the club.

The club will announce squad numbers for next season in due course.

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