Every previous Tottenham player to wear Randal Kolo Muani’s bizarre squad number

Tottenham’s latest signing, Randal Kolo Muani, has picked up a rather unusual shirt number, and it has only been worn by a handful of players in the club’s history.

Tottenham Hotspur were eager to strengthen their attack even further on deadline day with a few names linked with a move to north London.

Ademola Lookman was on Tottenham’s radar, but Spurs could not land the Atalanta man, having not been able to strike a deal with the Serie A side, which wanted a permanent transfer.

Savinho was another player who had been considered, and even though Manchester City’s stance was made clear long before the September 1 deadline, Tottenham remained hopeful that they could still push something through for the City winger.

Every previous player to wear Tottenham’s No.39

Regardless, a determined Tottenham landed Randal Kolo Muani on deadline day, a player whom they had chased during the winter window, bringing him in on a straight loan, without any option or obligation to make the move permanent.

Kolo Muani has taken the number 39 shirt at Tottenham, a number rarely used throughout the club’s history, with only a handful of players having worn the shirt.

Here are the players who previously wore the number 39 shirt at Spurs, via Spurs fandom:

• Andy Barcham
• Jonathan Woodgate
• Alex Pritchard
• Shayon Harrison
• Japhet Tanganga

Randal Kolo Muani’s shirt numbers at previous clubs

Of course, Randal Kolo Muani’s spell at Tottenham will ultimately be judged by what he delivers on the pitch rather than the number on his back, yet it is still an intriguing detail given how unique the choice is.

The French forward has never appeared to favour one number consistently, as his previous selections across clubs do not follow any particular pattern.

Kolo Muani has never worn the number 39 shirt before in his career, having instead used a range of numbers such as 23, 9, 10, 11 and 20.

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