Numbers up for new pair

01 Sep 2017

Danny Drinkwater and Davide Zappacosta have each been given their Chelsea squad numbers for the 2017/18 season.

Drinkwater, who arrived from Leicester City, will wear the number 6.

Zappacosta, signed from Torino, will be our number 21.

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