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New Tottenham signing Richarlison handed legendary number nine shirt as Antonio Conte continues to build his new-look side, with the Brazillian following in the footsteps of Gareth Bale, Jimmy Greaves and Dimitar Berbatov New Tottenham signing Richarlison will wear the numebr nine shirt this season He is the first player to do so for Spurs since Gareth Bale's loan stay in 2020-21 Brazillian will follow in the footsteps of club legends such as Jimmy Greaves Spurs fans will however have to wait for his debut after he was handed an FA ban

By Lewis Browning For Mailonline

Published: 20:49 BST, 5 July 2022 | Updated: 20:49 BST, 5 July 2022

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New Tottenham signing Richarlison has been given the number nine shirt at the north London club.

The Brazil international joined for a club-record fee of £60million after leaving Everton and will now take on the shirt number that has remained vacant since Spurs legend Gareth Bale's loan stint in 2020-21.

Able to play across the front three,