Arsenal have confirmed the official squad numbers for the coming campaign, with Carlos Vela collecting the number 12 shirt, and new signing Aaron Ramsey 16. Manuel Almunia has taken the number one jersey, with third choice Vito Mannone receiving his 24.
Number 8 is expected to be given to Samir Nasri following the completion of his transfer, but the numbers 14, 18, 23, 28, and 29 all remain vacant. Once the Carling Cup begins in September, more numbers will be assigned to the younger players who participate.
So, now we have the kits and the numbers, who will you be getting on your strip and why?
Article By – J.Sanderson
4. Cesc because he’s my favourite Arsenal player ofcourse and I think he’s the least likely to leave us any time soon so I have good value for my money :P
other choice would be 8. Samir Nasri or ? – Nacer Barazite
Definately Vela 12 on my shirt, what about u Jamie?
Hmmm, i would rather wait until the end of the market before making a choice. I think if we make no more signings, and nobody leaves, then i would go for 26 Bendtner or maybe Almunia because i love the Goalkeeper kit.
I don’t mind which number was given for Nasri, I want to read the official news at the arsenal.com
Do you anything, J.S?
26. Bendtner?!! Don’t think that we’ll be a legendary shirt for Arsenal :P
I’m defo gettin 12 Vela on my home one and 16 Ramsey or 8 Nasri on my away one
when do you lot think the deal for nasri will actually be confirmed
i had a bad experience last yr – hleb13 – so i’ll leave the squad number this yr…
surprised that Randall & Merida have not been alocated shirt numbers yet? I think you can presume that Kerrea Gilbert will be offloaded. Any one know what players will be released this year?
Nasri no.8 by any chance??
bendtner is one of the best 20 yo strikers out did you see the derby game bendtner played like a proper no10 i think thats where his future is what do you think sanderson
Woa, i wrote that on one of the other posts cos this hadn’t been wrote yet :-)
Yea i am surprised that Randall and Merida haven’t got numbers too! I have already ordered my shirt but wish i had waited to get 12, Vela. Happy that i got 4, Fabregas though :-D
C.Harding!
I am very disappointed. I read back at the archive news, and every French site, every another site said officialy that Nasri joined to Arsenal in MAY! Now it’s middle of June…
There is a problem, I think. But it would be very nice if the Arsenal confirmed the Nasri talks. It’s too boring now :)
Maybe it was a great gossip, and Nasri won’t sign off to us.
May have to get Vela on the away one!
I assume Vincent van den Berg is to be released?
Muppet – Bendtner will be awesome next season … in any case hes more loyal than that bastard Adebayor.
I’m tempted by Sagna 3 but will wait a little longer to see what happens.
26 Bendtner is a cool choice. I’m really of the opinion he can make it at Arsenal. He has the will, the talent and love for the club to do it.
Talking about shirts, mine will be without any name or number as always.
Good post on players potentially leaving J – id agree on those listed Abu Ogogo, Rene Steer, Jay Simpson, Paul Rodgers, Kerrea Gilbert, James Dunne, and Vincent van Den Berg. I would be sad to see Simpson leave as hes a good local lad and got a bright future in the game
Number 22 Cilchy for me and does any one know when the shirts go on sale in shops
Think the release date was around the 7th July. Not 100% though.
You can pre-order them from the Arsenal website now.
My sister will get 4 Fabregas though
thanks Ja , nice update , I am hoping we have more news concerning Nasri and Ashavin ( that guy is great he belongs to us )..besides do you think there is any truth in the Adebayor and Eto stories ????all football lovers are invited to join soccerfanbase.com for the best of football discussion and news update
23 – it’s got to be a serious player that gets this number surely! ;)
QUESTION?!! When Arsenal will play at the LG Amsterdam Tournement will they bring merchandising to sell to the fans?!!
how come they release the squadnumbers allready? last year it wasn’t announced until after the Austriatour?
I think yes.
Why is Gallas keeping the number 10 is beyond me, It could be given to a more creative player like Nasri and then give the number 8 to Walcot, that makes sense.
It would be fitting if Wilshere got number 14 and Lansbury number 18.
Wenger is making a lot of noises that we don’t have a lot of money to spend, but thats mainly to drive the prices dawn, but I’m still waiting on our general in the heart of the defense to arrive, maybe he will buy from countries like Russia if the prices are low, and surprise us with a good defender to put some pressure on Toure and Gallas.
If the sale of Hleb and Adebayore is completed, Arsenal should get at least 32m for them.
I suppose we will use 12m to buy nasri, and we can use the other 20m left added to a 10m from the club’s own pocket to buy a great striker with 15m and a great defender for the other 15m.
Anything else should be funded from the sale of fringe player such as Senderos, Djourou, Hoyote and Eboue.
The sale of these 4 players can get us Arshavin and would be a great luxury to have.
Would of been nice if walcott had got 14 might of really given him that confidence boost to turn him into the English Henry next season.
I don’t normally get a name on my shirt but my son wants Theo because he likes him and he is not sure Adebayor will be here much longer (the name he has on his shirt at the moment).
Reyes! I quoted Pape Diouf’s words, who is the chariman of OM:
“There is an agreement [between Arsenal and Marseille], but Nasri is not officially an Arsenal player. He must first complete the medical.”
Surely the younger players will need to get their squad numbers in time for the Champions League qualifiers?
Agree with DjScaly….would have been lovely to see Walcott wearing 14. A little too early for Wenger’s liking perhaps? Have to say, Walcott so far has done well not to be associated with TH14, best to take any number and make that shirt your own!
Walcott also wore the 32 shirt at Southampton.
On the home kit i ll get the usual 11 RVP or might get Nasri on the back of my home one as i always feel a fool goin to games with either Rosicky or RVP on my back as there my fav players but always injured. Away kit im deff gona get Vela 12, Third kit is the away kit from last year so still gona av 11 RVP on it :D
I have not ordered the new kit yet, I’m not sure how much I like it. I did just order last season’s third kit, I love that kit. I got 3 Sagna on the back because he was the most outstanding player last season behind Cesc, and I already have a Cesc kit.
An update on the Nasri debacle – apparently the transfer will only go ahead if Hleb leaves the club. This looked clear a month ago but as we know the Hleb situation seems to have died down. If Hleb stays Nasri will not be joining.
I’m not suggesting that this is necessarily true – but it does resonate. In terms of media attention the two stories certainly coincided.
Attila, It doesn’t really matter anymore if we got Nasri or not, because we are bound to get a creative player anyway, maybe Arshavin, there is a lot of candidates, but Nasri is the most likely, it is almost a done deal.
I’ll be getting 16. Ramsey. I happen to know a lot of ManUre fans! ;)
bollocks….i would be glad to buy Real Madrid number 7…written there Cristiano Ronaldo
sniff stop posting bullshit. its not an update if its come from your head you idiot.
Hey J. Another class article (Y)
You said the Nasri deal should be finished today. I really hope it is, but there is just the feeling inside me that it won’t. Hope im wrong but still, it would be great for it to end.
Any updates on Nasri?
Sniff! It was you opinion, or did you read it somewhere? I think, Nasri is a great player, but his very young.
And I am sure in 99% that Hleb will go.
Attila, I was told that this and as I said it I am not trying to pass it off as the truth BUT it does make sense.
Further, I am not saying Nasri will not sign BUT I do believe that his arrival is contingent upon Hleb leaving.
The club shirt is a fairly expensive outlay for the majority of us working steady, average pay jobs especially when we have other overheads. Therefore, I will only ever get a player’s name who is widely accepted to be an Arsenal legend, on the back of my shirt. I bought the last home shirt and had 14 Henry put on the back and then the club sold him last summer! Thankfully, he will always be considered an all-time great amongst the Gooner faithful however, I would be bummed to get my shirt named and numbered only to have that player sold next year! I’ll probably get the new away shirt and have either Tony Adams or David “Rocky” Rocastle on the back if the new shirt, is as rumoured, supposed to be in commemoration of our title winning season 20 years ago.
Sanderson, great blog; one of the best Arsenal sites around. Do you know when the club will announce who is coming up from the reserves as I notice we have some gaps in the squad numbers?
I was expecting to see Lansbury, Randall, Wilshere, Barazite and Nordtveit given a chance to compete for First team footy this coming season.
Ok, Sniff! Just I think there was too much gossips about Nasri. We will see what will happen. Wenger is a clever man he know what he ho.
I’m getting 4-Fabregas on my home shirt and 12-Vela on my away shirt.
So Nasri still not announced. Whats the excuse this time JS? Is it because arse.com have too many people off sick or were you talking bollox as per usual on this Nasri saga? Besides the Nasri crap this site is top notch.
Be relax, Dave! :-) Aaron Ramsey was confirmed at 5:15 PM (GMT)
We must wait for the “Gunners’ Greatest Players – no:19”.
But most important thing is that Nasri sign to us. Probably this alreadey happened. Just the Arsenal is waiting with the official announcement.
http://footylatest.com/news/news.php?item.924.4
FUCK OUR SQUAD IS AMAZING.
1. Manuel ALMUNIA
2. Abou DIABY
3. Bacary SAGNA
4. Francesc FABREGAS
5. Kolo TOURE
6. Philippe SENDEROS
7. Tomas ROSICKY
8.
9. EDUARDO
10. William GALLAS
11. Robin VAN PERSIE
12. Carlos VELA
13. Alexander HLEB
14.
15. DENILSON
16. Aaron RAMSEY
17. Alexandre SONG
18.
19. GILBERTO
20. Johan DJOUROU
21. Lukasz FABIANSKI
22. Gael CLICHY
23.
24. Vito MANNONE
25. Emmanuel ADEBAYOR
26. Nicklas BENDTNER
27. Emmanuel EBOUE
28.
29.
30. Armand TRAORE
31. Justin HOYTE
32. Theo WALCOTT
JS, Ive been trying to tell you for a while now but you never seem to listen haha! Wenger is working part time for Aljazeera in their coverage of Euro 2008 and he won’t be coming back soon (probably until the end of the tournamnet)
Come on guys, let’s all get eduardo 9 on our shirts to show our support for the guy
home kit – 5. Toure
Away Kit – 3. Sagna
third kit at the moment is 25. Adebayor, might not wear that one anymore!
Atilla, I agree.
I think all Arsenal fans are better off just focusing on who is actually at the club, for example Eduardo’s recovery, Vela’s impact, the development of Bendtner and Walcott etc.
Focusing on potential signings is sending everyone round the bend.
“our squad is amazing”????????????????? What amzingly thin like last season or amazing that crap like Eboue still has a squad number?
why is the nasri deal only going to happen depending on the hleb situation? surely we should sign him whether or not hleb is going to be there as well to strengthen the squad!
No. 10 i always play attacking midfielder
Surely Randall and Gibbs already have numbers? What was on their backs v. Sunderland?
I am getting Eduardo9.
Really, if Hleb and Adebayor will go we must bolster our squad.
All the Reserves player such as Randall, Barazite, Merida, Nordtveit will all be assigned new numbers when the Carling Cup begins.
if you are looking to update your Fifa/Pro Evo/Football manager games, keep the numbers they had this season.
I think I saw Wenger say “That was good” when Aquilani passed the ball to Grosso, I wonder know when we see “Aquilani deal done for Arsenal” on Arsenal.com?
Aquilani set the resign with the AS Roma.
J.S? Any updates yet?
“Of course things could always open up but at the moment I must keep to Arsenal’s official line and that is that for the moment there is no possibility of negotiating.” – this was said by Adriano Galliani (Ac Milan vice-president) about Adebayor’s talking.
If it’s true we must wait for Nasri until the end of Euros…
Or even late because probably Nasri is on a three-week holiday from now on.
My shirt will be Eduardo no 9… here’s hoping he comes back better than ever. Vela no 12 looks good too !
Interesting. Its Adebayor week on Arsenal.com. Someone is laying on the guilt trip.
Would be nice to see gallas give up his no.10 for someone like vela or someone more creative.
THe fact that Ramsey got no.16 might suggest that wenger is looking to play him as a defensive mid/flamini type position?
your thoughts?
Fucking hell decisions decisions
I neeed desperate help on who to get on my shirt i will get both home and away what should i do.
The shortlist is
Fabregas
Adebayor (if still here)
RVP
vela
walcott
Eduardo
Help will be appreciated
Fellow gunners, why is it that everyone who is been linked with us, we all want him to come, how many players do u people want,we want Nasri, and now Arshavin and who is next, please as my my fellow gunner pointed, lets concentrate on what we have and not what is coming in, we have Bentner who is better than Ade imo, the guy has vision, skill and almost everything, what so u think Ade can do that Bentner won’t? maybe his movement is not better that Ade, but overall he is better. We don’t need Arshavin though he is great, we have enough, we have Rosicky if fit, Vela, Hleb, Walcott, we have enough, we need defenders and Defensive midfielders, i would prefer Song there, but u never know what Wenger is planning, let’s wait and see.
Ade aint leaving and i think i will get D.Villa 14 on my shirt ( you know it will happen )
Villa won’t come. He offers nothing that Eduardo doesn’t already as someone else has pointed out already.
I think the best thing would be to keep Ade, that would take out so much uncertainty. I think Nick will just benefit from the competition he brings. But if Sde leaves then Im not too worried, Dudu plus RvP sounds like a lethal partnership
if David Villa is worth 40 million and C. Ronaldo is worth 100 million than Arsenal should ask about 50 to 60 million for Adebayor. Why do we sell our players so cheap?!! We should be like Olympique Lyon. Squize every last penny out of them.
I hope he wants to stay but if he wants to leave than I will personally give him the kick. We want loyalty at Arsenal, if he can get another season with 30 goals he will defintly get an upgrade on his contract.
i would have what eva nasris number is gonna be coz hes mint
Julius Cesar you should get an established player on the home shirt like Cesc, Sagna or van Persie.
On your away shirt a new signing or a talented youth player, Nasri, Ramsey, Vela or Barazite.
J.S. You were a well-informed person. :DDDD
http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/06/23/PRem-Arsenal-sign-Nasri/
What number on our shirts are we getting?Football Shirts are for kids,Better of getting an Arsenal Polo shirt or something.
attila – if this is true, then the people at arsenal.com must not realise its not the weekend any more.
Cilchy home and sagna away and my sister will get fabregas as she will only get home kit
the people at arsenal.com are all sadists who want us to be in pain and loathing all the time.
nasri signs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Derrick! Here is a link, I hope it’s okay:
http://www.samirnasri.fr/
THERE IS THE ARSENAL LOGO AT SAMIR’S OFFFICIAL WEBPAGE :DDDDD
Maybe people at arsenal.com want to take a photo about Samir who wears the new red kit..
SKY Sports saying Nasri signed. Apologies for doubting you JS.
We all follow the Arsenal Over Land and Sea, We have Samir Nasri and Abou Diaby!!!! :D:D
Now we have nasri who else will we sign
Dave I agree Nasri Is wrappd up and we gona win the BPL
Home kit – 26 Bendtner
Away kit – ? Nasri or Ramsey :)
Don’t give Walcott or Wilshere the number 14! For one too much pressure and that number belongs to a legend.
any1 agree this pre season will make or break jay simpsons career , love to see the local lad make it
The V12. now that’s cool!
So , Vela I understand gets a established number , while Ramsey pushes ahead Fran Merida .In my eyes Fran is better also pushes ahead of randall this is intresting
Eduardo for sure, i love his predatory instincts. Number 9 never fails either.
12 Vela for me…
Gallas no.10 doesnt suit him. It’s for a Midfielder or a Striker
I would be taking walcott 32!! Even though I support chelsea, walcott is still brilliant in arsenal!!
I;m gettin WENGER 1 on my home kit and RVP 2 on the away kit, jst like i did last season
what about song 17. a controversialchoice but im starting to love this guy. He has recently filled me with a lot of confidence after the ACN and at the end of the season. Id liketo see him challenging toure and gallas, but hes also a good utility player maybe? Hes young and so not at all the finished article. But he looks good… and that hair is something special. Maybe his good performances are down to his huge afro- like samson or somthing lol :) – I hope he never gets it cut!!