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When you dump every single player on the team and sign completely new players*? You have a lot of new squad numbers to hand out.
* Obviously this did not happen, it just feels that way. Transfer deadline day can do that to you.
Spurs actually have only three new numbers to give out. More startling might be the number of available squad numbers after all of the sales. But here we go, the full list of squad numbers for the 2012-2013 season:
1 Heurelho Gomes
3 Danny Rose
4 Younes Kaboul
5 Jan Vertonghen
6 Tom Huddlestone
7 Aaron Lennon
8 Scott Parker
10 Emmanuel Adebayor
11 Gareth Bale
13 William Gallas
15 David Bentley
16 Kyle Naughton
18 Jermain Defoe
19 Mousa Dembele
20 Michael Dawson
21 Jermaine Jenas
22 Gylfi Sigurdsson
23 Carlo Cudicini
24 Brad Friedel
28 Kyle Walker
29 Jake Livermore
30 Sandro
31 Andros Townsend
32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto
33 Steven Caulker
37 Harry Kane
39 Adam Smith
46 Thomas Carroll
As you can see, Clint Dempsey doesn't have a squad number yet. He has worn 23 throughout his career, but Cudicini has that so he'll have to find something new. Since he wore 23 because of Michael Jordan, might I suggest he wear 45? Hugo Lloris is also number-less.
So now that you have your squad numbers, you can go buy your new shirt. Might I suggest Siggy or Benny?
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