Report picked up by our outfit indicates that Manchester United have affirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the notable No 7 shirt in the wake of making a passionate return to Old Trafford.
Edinson Cavani, who wore the shirt last season, will currently change to the No 21 shirt left by Dan James, who joined Leeds in a £30 million deal somewhere last week.
Manchester United affirmed the striker’s return for his old jersey number in the wake of being given consent from the Premier League.
Ronaldo’s return was at last affirmed on Tuesday, August 31, with the former Real Madrid playmaker finishing his sensational move from Juventus and turning into a United player for the second time.
Indeed, the No 7 shirt has a rich history at Old Trafford with quite a number of top sensational footballers, from the semblance of George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham all wearing it.
Meanwhile, Pinaxnews.com earlier reported that Cristiano Ronaldo has said thanks to his Manchester United colleague Edinson Cavani in the wake of getting the No 7 shirt at the club.
As per the report, Ronaldo applauded Cavani for the “extraordinary motion” of giving over the No 7 shirt as Ronaldo returns from international break.
36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined United from Juventus this late spring, getting back to the club 12 years subsequent to leaving for Real Madrid.
The former Real Madrid star wore the No 7 during his days at United, during which he showed up and scored 118 goals, helping the club win nine prizes including three Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League.
In any case, presently following Ronaldo’s return, Cavani will change to No 21, the number he wears for Uruguay, while Ronaldo wears the No 7 jersey.
This is what Cristiano Ronaldo had to say on Mancheter United’s Twitter account;
”I wasn’t sure if it would be possible to have the number 7 shirt again, so I would like to say a huge thank you to Edi for this incredible gesture”.