Kit numbers for Tottenham Hotspur’s 2023-24 season haven’t been finalized yet and likely won’t be until closer to the start of the Premier League season, but as of today we now know two Spurs players who will have new shirts.
First, the most obvious of obvious chances — Guglielmo Vicario is Tottenham’s No. 1 keeper and now has the kit number to prove it. He will sport the #1 shirt last worn by Hugo Lloris.
When Googly Elmo arrived, Lloris was still at the club even though he didn’t play for Spurs. I’m not sure why Hugo didn’t release his number for Vic at the time; maybe it was just a respect thing for a long-standing servant of the club for more than a decade, that’s fine. But Vic wore #13 last season, and now that Hugo’s gone it makes all the sense in the world for him to switch.
And what about the now-vacant #13? Well, that’s where Destiny Udogie comes in.
Destiny wore #38 last season, which was a weird choice — a kit formerly worn by such Spurs luminaries as Ryan Mason, Cameron Cater-Vickers, and David Bentley. But that’s probably only because he wasn’t able to wear #13, his number at Udinese, because that was the number Vicario chose.
So what I’m getting from this is that everybody’s happy now — Hugo gets his chosen number, Destiny gets his chosen number, and at least for these two players Spurs fans can now order their numbered kits from the club shop with confidence.
Hooray!