Chelsea has confirmed that the summer rookie Jamie Gittens will wear some symbolic shirts for the upcoming season.
Gittens chose the number 11 shirt before the Blues debut, when coach Enzo Maresca's team was about to confront Leverkusen and AC Milan this weekend.
The 20 -year -old will receive the shirt used to be worn by Chelsea legends like Dennis Wise and Didier Drogba. If the U21 player he can build a career like two seniors, he will prove himself as an excellent contract and worthy of the number 11.
Before Gittens was stable in Dortmund, the player born in Reading had time at Reading, Chelsea and Man City institutes. After 107 appearances for the German team, Gittens scored 17 goals and 14 assists. In the last 2024/25 season, he had 49 appearances in all competitions for Dortmund, scored 12 goals and contributed 5 assists, contributing to help the Ruhr team to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
With the successful recruitment of Gittens, Chelsea continued to affirm the ambition to build a youthful and potential force under coach Enzo Maresca. The Stamford Bridge team has pursued this player from the beginning of June, and must compete fiercely with Arsenal as well as some Serie A clubs before winning the final.
Gittens can launch Chelsea in the home match against Leverkusen, before the end of the pre -season campaign with AC Milan on Sunday. The Blues will start the Premier League season at home with Crystal Palace on August 17.
