Arsenal striker Nicklas
Bendtner has offered to fund his fans' change of number for their
jerseys after he switched from No26 to No52.
He told Arsenal's website:
"Before it starts I wanted to change my squad number from 26 which
I’ve obviously had for a number of seasons now. I chose to move to
52 because it’s a special number to me personally, and I hope that
it brings me good luck for the new season.
"I appreciate that a good number of fans have bought their kits
for 2009/10 already with names and numbers printed up so I’d like
to personally cover the cost of replacing anyone’s shirt that has
my previous number. It means a lot to see supporters wearing your
name and number, and I want to ensure people aren’t inconvenienced
by the change."
