Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet get their Newcastle squad numbers
Newcastle United have allocated new signings Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet their Newcastle squad numbers.
At Bordeaux, Henri Saivet wore the number 10 shirt.
Whilst Jonjo Shelvey had the number 8 at Swansea.
Currently Vurnon Anita has No.8 and Siem de Jong No.10, so with neither likely to be first team choices come the end of the season, the two new boys may upgrade then.
For the time being, the Newcastle squad numbers selected by the pair from those that were available, have seen Shelvey now wearing No.12, whilst Saivet will sport No.23.
According to Sky Sports today, the No.24 shirt may soon be available, with ‘club sources’ informing them that Cheick Tiote has been put up for sale, to try and rake some money back in this month and remove one of the highest earners from the wage bill.
The Newcastle United squad numbers:
- Tim Krul
- Fabricio Coloccini
- Paul Dummett
- Jack Colback
- Georginio Wijnaldum
- Mike Williamson
- Moussa Sissoko
- Vurnon Anita
- Papiss Cissé
- Siem de Jong
- Yoan Gouffran
- Jonjo Shelvey
- UNUSED
- Gabriel Obertan
- Jamaal Lascelles
- Rolando Aarons
- Ayoze Pérez
- Chancel Mbemba
- Massadio Haidara
- Florian Thauvin
- Rob Elliot
- Daryl Janmaat
- Henri Saivet
- Cheick Tioté
- UNUSED
- Karl Darlow
- Steven Taylor
- UNUSED
- Emmanuel Rivière
- Mehdi Abeid
- Sylvain Marveaux
- Adam Armstrong
- Curtis Good
- Shane Ferguson
- Gael Bigirimana
- Ivan Toney
- Ĺubomir Šatka
- UNUSED
- UNUSED
- UNUSED
- Freddie Woodman
- Jamie Sterry
- Kevin Mbabu
- UNUSED
- Aleksandar Mitrović
- Callum Roberts
- Daniel Barlaser
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