There was a certain ‘morbid’ to know who would be the bearer of number 9, after Memphis Depay chose him in his debut as a Blaugrana, against Girona last Saturday. But nevertheless, the arrival of Martin Braithwaite, its current owner, has dispelled all doubts. The Dane was clearly the winner by recovering the 9, although Memphis has also come out partly as the moral winner, by debuting in the eleven while Braithwaite will start on the bench.
The Dutch international will form an attacking trident with Antoine Griezmann, who showed great chemistry in the previous friendly, and the Austrian Yusuf Demir, which is being one of the great surprises of this preseason.
It should be remembered that Memphis chose the 9 against Girona, while this Saturday against Stuttgart they preferred the 11, the same one worn by Ousmane Dembélé. We will see in any case if if finally that will be his number or he still has a surprise in store. What seems clear is that it is not a subject that particularly haunts him.
Who does keep his number for the third time this preseason is Álex Collado. The number 24, Junior Firpo, who took last year, would be the one chosen by the young forward in the case of remaining in the first team.