Barcelona midfielder Carles Alena has claimed that the club promised to give Frenkie de Jong his favoured No.21 shirt without first consulting him over the squad number change.
Alena took over the No.21 shirt last season after the departure of previous incumbent Andre Gomes, who has recently returned to Everton.
This year, the shirt will be worn by Barca’s new hope De Jong - something which has left the La Masia graduate Alena feeling a little put out.
"Giving the No.21 to De Jong was something between him and me," he told reporters.