Destiny Udogie and the Tottenham players who could get squad number upgrades for 2024/25 season

Tottenham left it rather late last summer to confirm their squad numbers for the 2023/24 Premier League campaign. In fact, the news arrived only two hours prior to their league opener away at Brentford.

Pre-season sometimes gives an indication of what's to come in terms of shirt numbers but that wasn't exactly the case 12 months ago. James Maddison, Manor Solomon and Destiny Udogie wore numbers 71, 72 and 73 respectively for the club's Asia-Pacific tour, with the trio all changing numbers once official confirmation duly arrived 120 minutes before the 2-2 draw at Brentford last August.

With a handful of numbers currently vacant and a host of players expected to move on, we could well see a bit of movement in terms of squad numbers for the 2024/25 term. So could any Tottenham players currently at the club be in line for an upgrade? football.london takes a look below.

The No.1 shirt is now available following Hugo Lloris' Tottenham exit to LAFC but Guglielmo Vicario's previous comments suggest that he will remain the club's No.13.

Speaking last August, he said: "Thirteen is my favourite number and I also had it in previous years. It is in my heart and it was free when I signed so I decided to take it and I will keep the number."

There could also be a chance for Tottenham's No.37 Micky van de Ven to upgrade to the No.5 jersey that he wore during his time with Wolfsburg if Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg moves on as expected. However, the Dutchman explained earlier this year that he chose No.37 at Spurs as a tribute to one of his friends who sadly passed away when they were younger.

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"With a friend of mine, he passed away when we were younger, and it was always his favourite number," he admitted. "So when I had the opportunity to choose No.37 when I signed for Tottenham... to be honest, it's for him."

A summer exit away from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Sergio Reguilon would free up the No.3 shirt, thus allowing Udogie the opportunity to swap from his current No.38. There could also be the potential for Timo Werner to trade after wearing No.16 following his loan switch from RB Leipzig in January.

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Now a Tottenham player for the full season, the German may want to inherit Bryan Gil's No.11 jersey if the Spaniard does indeed head elsewhere for the 2024/25 campaign. Werner is no stranger to No.11 having previously had it on his back at both Chelsea and RB Leipzig.

Pape Matar Sarr is someone who will likely receive an upgrade from his No.29 shirt in the seasons ahead to a more prominent number unless of course he decides to keep it. Until there is a bit more movement in terms of outgoings, there are very few numbers between 1-20 that are currently free for players at present, with the No.17 he wears on international duty for Senegal occupied by Cristian Romero.

A few of Tottenham's starlets could be in line for new numbers ahead of the upcoming season, including Dane Scarlett (44), Alfie Devine (45), Jamie Donley (63), Mikey Moore (59) and Tyrese Hall (73). It certainly wouldn't be a surprise to see Donley, Moore and Hall take on lower digits for the campaign ahead after catching the eye of Postecoglou last term.

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