Alex Iwobi will wear Arsenal&rsquo;s number 17 jersey next season, the Gunners have officially announced via their official Twitter page. <br /><br />The departure of Czech Republic international <span>Tom&aacute;&scaron; Rosick&yacute; at the end of the 2015-16 season allowed Alexis S&aacute;nchez to change his shirt number from number seventeen to seven. <br /><br />And Alex Iwobi has been handed the number 17 kit following the number change by the Chile international.<br /><br />Last season, the 20-year-old played with the number 45 shirt but it appears he is in the plans of manager Arsene Wenger next season as he has been allocated a lower squad number.<br /><br />The </span><span>Nigeria international wore the number 60 shirt when he first made the Gunners 18-man squad for a competitive fixture, the League Cup tie against West Brom in September 2013, then was the owner of the number 45 kit during the Champions League meeting with Galatasaray a year later.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br /><br /></span><br /><br />