Memphis Depay Chooses his dorsal to play with the Barça

One of the mysteries after the signing of Memphis Depay by the FC Barcelona, like pertinent free agent of the Olympique Lyon, has resolved , at least for the moment. This Saturday, in the friendly second of the pre-season 2021-2022 of the Barcelona group, in front of the Girona in the estadi Johan Cruyff, the Dutch forward chose his dorsal.

The international by Low Countries dressed the number '9' to his backs, dorsal that belongs him to the Danish forward of the Barça, Martin Braithwaite, the one who still has not incorporated to the trainings of the Barcelona due to the fact that it follows on holiday after his participation in the Eurocopa with his selection. This Saturday, Memphis has him 'snatched' the number to his mate.

After his official presentation, had a lot of doubts in this regard. The true is that Memphis has left clear his intentions because habían different numbers for choosing for his debut with the Barça and preferred the one who has dressed Braithwaite from the exit of Luis Suárez of the team. Now, when they choose officially the dorsal for the season 2021-2022, it will be necessary to see how will remain the dispute Depay-Braithwaite for being the nine Barcelona.

Memphis Debuts with the Barça

This Saturday, the new forward blaugrana has defended the elastic blaugrana for the first time. It had signed four trainings under the orders of Ronald Koeman, by what began the crash in the bench, to the equal that the others three international of the Barça that incorporated to the announcement this week: Frenkie of Jong, Antoine Griezmann and Clément Lenglet.

The ex of the Lyon was the first of the cuatros that ingresó to the field, to consequence of the injury that suffered of Rey Manaj during the first part of the party, a chamber of hour after his goal that put the 2-0 in the marker. Memphis Depay Jumped to heat and ingresó to the field in the minute 42 to debut with his team. It showed very participatory in his first apparitions of face to the rival area and looked for, at all times, break the defensive line of the Girona.