by Staff Writer
Monday, 14th July 2025
Three of West Ham United's first team squad have been granted new squad numbers ahead of the opening fixture of pre-season against Grasshoppers this weekend.
Centre half Max Kilman, who previously wore the number 26 shirt will wear the number 3 shirt - traditionally the domain of a left back and recently vacated by Aaron Cresswell - from this weekend.
Meanwhile actual left back Ollie Scarles has been promoted from the number 57 shirt to number 30 - a rarely-utilised shirt worn in the past by Freddie Piquionne and Luke Chadwick.
And finally, Freddie Potts - who has been moved into the first team squad upon his return from a successful loan spell at Portsmouth last season - will take the number 32 shirt, previously adorned by the likes of Alessandro Diamant and Carlos Tevez.
Impending new arrival El Hadji Malick Diouf - who is expected to arrive in London for his medical later this week - is yet to be assigned a squad number.
The remainder of the squad will retain the numbers they wore last season; you may view the current first team squad on KUMB's squad page.
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