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2022/23 shirt numbers confirmed

The transfer window now closed and with seven new additions to the squad, this what things look like in the end

The transfer window is officially closed. At the end of it all, Xavi Hernández is left with a 21-man first team squad, following the last-minute departures of Dest, Braithwaite, Abde and Aubameyang, plus the arrivals of Héctor Bellerín and Marcos Alonso. 

There are also several reserve players that are likely to feature regularly in Xavi's selections, including the goalkeepers Iñaki Peña (26) and Arnau Tenas (36); first team regulars Balde (28) and Gavi (30); and new signing Pablo Torre (32).

Many movements

Not counting the new contracts signed by Sergi Roberto and Ousmane Dembélé and the return from loan of Pjanic (16), Xavi Hernández has seven new players to choose from, namely Bellerín (2), Lewandowski (9), Christensen (15), Marcos Alonso (17), Kessie (19), Raphinha (22) and Kounde (23)

That's the highest number of signings since 2014/15, when Luis Enrique welcomed the likes of Ter Stegen, Rakitic, Luis Suárez and Claudio Bravo. 2001/02, 2003/04 and 2004/05 were also busy summers, with seven signings in each. 

But the club record was 1988/89, when Barça made an immense 11 new signings, including Bakero, Eusebio, Txiki Begiristain, Julio Salinas, Ernesto Valverde, Miquel Soler and Juan Carlos Unzue. 

Departures

Counting loans, transfers and terminated contracts, there have been no fewer than 14 movements in the opposite direction.

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Aubameyang (Chelsea), Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), Mingueza (Celta), Wague (Gorica) and Rey Manaj (Watford) have all been sold. Meanwhile, Abde (Osasuna), Dest (Milan), Umtiti (Lecce), Collado (Elx) and Trincao (Sporting) have been loaned to other clubs.

Meanwhile, an agreement was reached to terminate Braithwaite's contract, while Dani Alves was only here for a year and is now in Mexico. Luuk de Jong and Adama were both here on loan only until the end of the season just ended.

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