Shirt number for Marc Roca potentially given away on Instagram

 

Leeds United fans have potentially learned what shirt number Marc Roca will wear following his switch to Elland Road – thanks to Junior Firpo’s Instagram post.

Roca is one of five players to have joined the Whites this summer. He has arrived from Bayern Munich following a two-year spell with the Bundesliga champions.

The hopes are high for Roca. He was brilliant with Espanyol, making more than 100 La Liga appearances for the club. And he was highly thought of with the Bavarian giants despite his lack of game-time.

Certainly, plenty of fans will be planning to get the Spaniard’s name on the back of their shirts when the new kit is unveiled. And it seems that they now know what number will sit below his name.

Junior Firpo has posted a couple of images from Thorp Arch on Instagram today. And one of those sees the left-back standing with Rodrigo, Roca and Jack Harrison.

Firpo, Rodrigo and Harrison all have their current shirt numbers on their training gear. So perhaps we can read into the fact that Roca’s kit has the number eight on it.

Shirt number for Marc Roca revealed?

Remarkably, Roca would become the first player to wear that particular shirt since Vurnon Anita. Obviously, the former Newcastle man’s spell at Elland Road really did not go to plan.

So we will certainly be hoping that Roca enjoys some much better fortunes with that particular jersey.

It is a number that Roca had not worn for either Espanyol or Bayern. And perhaps it provides a hint that he can expect to be a key man in Jesse Marsch’s plans next season.