Source: Telegraph
West Ham's Matthew Upson set for shirt number swap before season starts
Upson originally wore the famous number six shirt, previously in the ownership of the great Bobby Moore, but the club decided to retire that shirt a year ago in honour of the club's most celebrated player.
Upson switched to 15, but is expected to wear shirt number five for the coming campaign.
Last season, Walter Lopez wore number five, but given his departure and that of several others, changes are expected.
According to the club's website, while shirt changes have yet to be confirmed, newcomer Luis Jiminez is set to wear number 11, used last season by Matthew Etherington.
Jiminez was missing when the teams met up for the first day of pre-season training with the striker finalising some personal matters following his loan transfer from Inter Milan.
Manager Gianfranco Zola has also allowed several players who were on international duty in the summer to have extra time off, with the whole squad re-uniting in Austria next week.
Valon Behrami, who suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury four months ago, was back jogging while another long-term absentee, Scott Parker, was also back in training following the groin problem that ended his season.
Julien Faubert, who spent a spell on loan at Real Madrid last season, was back at the club's Essex training headquarters though he remains a target for clubs in Germany.
