Jan Paul van Hecke shirt number confirmed as Tottenham unveil summer signing

Spurs are looking to improve on what was a dismal campaign last year, as they avoided what would have been a shock Premier League relegation on the final day. West Ham went down in their place, with De Zerbi leading the north Londoners to a 17th-place finish. The Italian has now been backed in his first transfer window at the helm, with the likes of Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson arriving on free transfers, while big money has been spent on the engine room. Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali have been signed from West Ham and Newcastle respectively for a combined £185million, while Spurs have landed Van Hecke to shore up their defence further. The 26-year-old follows in the footsteps of loan star Joao Palhinha, who was the most recent recipient of the squad number. The midfielder returne