New boy's squad number confirmed

The 27-year-old frontman became Newcastle's latest signing on Wednesday morning.

And while only a handful of shirts were available, the former Real Madrid man chose 21 because he 'likes the number.'

The full list of squad numbers for the 2017/18 season is as follows: 

1. Rob Elliot
2. Ciaran Clark
3. Paul Dummett
4. Jack Colback
5. Grant Hanley
6. Jamaal Lascelles
7. Jacob Murphy
8. Jonjo Shelvey
9. Dwight Gayle
10. Mohamed Diamé
11. Matt Ritchie
12. N/A
13. N/A
14. Isaac Hayden
15. Siem de Jong
16. Rolando Aarons
17. Ayoze Pérez
18. Chancel Mbemba
19. Javier Manquillo
20. Florian Lejeune
21. Joselu
22. DeAndre Yedlin
23. Mikel Merino
24. Henri Saivet
25. Massadio Haïdara
26. Karl Darlow
27. Jesús Gámez
28. N/A
29. N/A
30. Christian Atsu
31. N/A
32. N/A
33. N/A
34. N/A
35. N/A
36. N/A
37. N/A
38. N/A
39. N/A
40. N/A
41. Freddie Woodman
42. Jamie Sterry
43. N/A
44. N/A
45. Aleksandar Mitrovic