Chelsea have confirmed that new signing Asmir Begovic will wear the number one shirt next season.
The Bosnian goalkeeper sealed a reported £8m switch to Stamford Bridge from Stoke City on Monday.
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He inherits the jersey from Blues legend Petr Cech, who left for London rivals Arsenal in a controversial transfer last month after losing his place to Thibaut Courtois.
Begovic too is expected to act as deputy to the Belgian, but Chelsea have revealed on their official Twitter page that he has been given the number one shirt, with Courtois staying as number 13.
.@thibautcourtois will remain No. 13 with @asmir1 taking the vacant number No.1 shirt… #CFC pic.twitter.com/pE8Cjxtwti
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 13, 2015
The 28-year-old, who has signed a five-year contract with Chelsea and boosts their home-grown quota, made 172 appearances for Stoke after joining from Portsmouth for £3.25m in 2010.
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