{
  "id": 1684998,
  "title": "EPL: Arsenal confirm 2026/27 squad numbers for players",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/epl-arsenal-confirm-2026-27-squad-numbers-for-players",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:06:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/18/epl-arsenal-confirm-2026-27-squad-numbers-for-players/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Arsenal has announced the squad numbers for the upcoming 2026/27 Premier League season, with the club's new signing Bruno Guimaraes set to wear the number 39 jersey. The numbers assigned to the players reflect their positions within the squad, with David Raya, William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, and Piero Hincapie all wearing single-digit numbers. The numbers assigned to the players are as follows: 1. David Raya, 2. William Saliba, 3. Cristhian Mosquera, 4. Ben White, 5. Piero Hincapie, 6. Gabriel, 7. Bukayo Saka, 8. Martin Odegaard, 9. Gabriel Jesus, 10. Eberechi Eze, 11. Gabriel Martinelli, 12. Jurrien Timber, 13. Kepa Arrizabalaga, 14. Viktor Gyokeres, 17. Christos Tzolis, 20. Noni Madueke, 21. Fabio Vieira, 22. Ethan Nwaneri, 23. Mikel Merino, 24. Reiss Nelson, 29. Kai Havertz, 30. Illan Meslier, 33. Riccardo Calafiori, 35. Tommy Setford, 36. Martin Zubimendi, 39. Bruno Guimaraes, 41. Declan Rice, 49. Myles Lewis-Skelly, and 56. Max Dowman.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}