Andy Robertson\u2019s arrival at Tottenham was delivered with plain enthusiasm and a short video recorded from Scotland\u2019s training base in the U.S. ahead of this summer\u2019s World Cup. Slightly sunburnt, he told supporters: \u201cI cannot wait to play for you guys, I cannot wait to meet you guys, I cannot wait to play in the stadium for the first time in front of you,\u201d and added, \u201cI\u2019m already looking forward to next season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roberto De Zerbi welcomed Robertson at the club\u2019s announcement, saying: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to start working with him and seeing the positive impact he will have on everyone around him.\u201d He continued: \u201cAndy is someone I\u2019ve admired for a number of years and he will bring outstanding technical qualities, experience, leadership and mentality to our team. He is a proven winner at the highest level over a long period and is someone who can be a big player for us, both on and off the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club\u2019s announcement video focused on someone applying lettering to the back of a Spurs shirt, with Robertson\u2019s name visible and no number applied. That absence underlines a small but significant question as Spurs prepare for a busy summer window and a squad rebuild following consecutive 17th-place Premier League finishes.<\/p>\n
Several shirt numbers could become available. The last players to wear those digits were: 2 Matt Doherty, 5 Pierre-Emile H\u00f8jbjerg, 6 Jo\u00e3o Palhinha, 12 Emerson Royal, 26 Ledley King and 27 Manor Solomon. Numbers 2, 5 and 12 were unused across the 2025\u201326 campaign, and Jo\u00e3o Palhinha\u2019s loan is not expected to be made permanent, which would free No. 6.<\/p>\n
There is also uncertainty over whether loanees will return and keep their numbers, including Luka Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 (16), Yan Min-hyeok (18) and Kota Takai (25). Robertson has worn several numbers through his career but has been most associated with 26. His career record shows spells in which he used 11 and 3 at Queen\u2019s Park, 26 at Dundee United and Hull City, 3 again at Hull City, and 26 at Liverpool from 2017 to 2026. On that choice he said: \u201cThere was no meaning behind it really,\u201d and later reflected, \u201cJust so happens, things have fallen on the 26th since then, such as my son being born!\u201d He concluded, \u201cSo it means a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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