The dorsal that lucirá Kevin-Prince Boateng in the FC Barcelona

Kevin-Prince Boateng will arrive to the FC Barcelona as yielded -pertinent of the Sassuolo Italian and with option of purchase of 8 million euros at the end of the present campaign- to reinforce the forward of the team culé, since the technical body headed by Ernesto Valverde required of a reinforcement after the course of Munir The Haddadi to the Seville.

Precisely, to fault of official confirmation, the forward germano-ghanés will inherit the dorsal of the Hispanic-Moroccan: the '19'. It is necessary to take into account that this dorsal, beside the '25', are the only that remain vacancies in the FC Barcelona, since the rest have been occupied by other footballers.

In this case, the dorsal '25' is awarded, according to the rule, for the footballers that play like goalkeepers, reason by which the one who Boateng will not be able to choose between the two that remain free and will have to remain with the '19'. It treats of a dorsal that have dressed several players in the last decades, but standing out especially to one: Leo Messi.

The Argentinian star, when it rose to the first Barcelona team from the filial, took the dorsal '30' during the period in which it did not have index card with the 'greater'. To half season, already with agreement of the first staff, remained with the '19', dorsal that lució until Ronaldinho left to the Milan and left the '10' free.

Since, until six footballers have lucido the '19' in the FC Barcelona. It treats of Maxwell, Martín Montoya, Ibrahim Afellay, Sandro Ramírez, Lucas Digne and, until this month of January, Munir The Haddadi. In this way, Boateng will be the seventh after Leo Messi. Before, they had it fact Pizzi, Kluivert, Dani García and Fernando Navarro.

Now it touches him to Boateng lucir proudly the dorsal that all they defended. The already ex forward of the Sassuolo will be presented this Tuesday like player of the FC Barcelona and will be available to go in in the announcement when Ernesto Valverde creates it timely.

The players of the Barça that have lucido the dorsal '19'

• Munir The Haddadi (18/19)
• Lucas Digne (16/17 - 17/18)
• Sandro Ramírez (15/16)
• Ibrahim Afellay (13/14)
• Martín Montoya (12/13)
• Maxwell (09/10 - 11/12)
• Lionel Messi (06/07 - 07/08)
• Fernando Navarro (04/05)
• Dani García (99/00 - 02/03)
• Patrick Kluivert (98/99)
• Juan Antonio Pizzi (96/97 - 97/98)

? @KPBofficial = 1️⃣9️⃣
⚽️ #EnjoyPrince
?? pic.twitter.com/nlqnzqhruj

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 21 January 2019