Seeing Willian in Barcelona in the Number 88 jersey

DBasia.news – Barcelona is reportedly interested in obtaining Willian’s services at the start of the 2020/2021 season. Then, if he joins Barcelona, what is the jersey number that Willian can use?

The Catalan club is able to obtain Willian’s services free of charge as his contracts at Chelsea has expired. Chelsea have actually given a new contract offer, but Willian has not agreed to it.

Chelsea are not willing to offer as Willian wishes, a three-year contract. Chelsea does have a strict policy regarding the contract of players with ages above 30 years old.

On the other hand, as quoted from Sky Sports, Barcelona is actually ready to provide a three-year contract for Willian. They made the Brazilian player a target after failing to obtain Neymar and Lautaro Martinez.

Willian wore the back number 10 at Chelsea in the 2019/2020 season. If he later moves to Barcelona, he certainly is unable to use the same number. As that number already belongs to Lionel Messi and cannot be contested.

The number 10 alone is quite identical to Willian. As the 31 year old player also uses the number in the Brazilian national team, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Anzhi Makhachkala.

However, besides number 10, Willian has also used several other numbers. At Chelsea, Willian wore the jersey number 22 for six seasons. The same number is also used when playing at Shakhtar Donetsk.

When playing at Anzhi, Willian wore the number 88 jersey, precisely in the 2012/2013 season. Meanwhile, Willian used the number 19 jersey in 2013 to 2018 when defending the Brazilian national team.

In addition to the number 10 jerssey, Willian is also unable to use the jersey number 22 in Barcelona. As that number already belongs to Arturo Vidal. However, the player from Chile is said to be reconsidering his future at Barcelona.

The jersey number 19 and 88, which were used by Willian in the Brazilian and Anzhi national teams, are now without owners. Willian can choose between either numbers if he really moves to Barcelona.

As another option, Willian can also use the back number 7 in Barcelona. The owner, Philippe Coutinho, might not defend Barcelona next season. Willian himself had used the number 7 when defending the Brazilian U-20 national team.