Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven reveals heartbreaking purpose behind sporting quantity 37 shirt

Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven has revealed the heartbreaking purpose why he selected to put on the quantity 37 shirt upon becoming a member of the membership final summer season.

When he arrived on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Netherlands worldwide opted to not take a extra ‘conventional’ defensive shirt quantity, and as a substitute determined to go together with the quantity 37 as a substitute.

However he has now revealed that, slightly than the quantity being his personal private favorite, it’s as a substitute the favorite of one among his associates, who handed away when the pair have been youthful.

He defined: “With a pal of mine, he handed away once we have been youthful, and it was all the time his favorite quantity.

“So after I had the chance to decide on No.37 after I signed for Tottenham… to be trustworthy, it is for him.”

At earlier membership Wolfsburg, Van de Ven wore the quantity 5 shirt, having been assigned it when he joined from Dutch second tier facet Volendam in 2021, the place he wore quantity 4.

There have been just a few raised eyebrows in pre-season when Spurs opted at hand a few of their new signings ‘momentary squad numbers’ throughout the facet’s early video games.

Postecoglou’s facet tackle Everton within the early kick-off on Saturday afternoon, having secured an exciting 3-2 victory over Brentford throughout the midweek fixture schedule.