Manchester United announced on Thursday that Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the number 7 on his shirt, his emblematic number, in his new stage at the club, while the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, who wore it until now, will go on to wear 21.
Manchester United can confirm that Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the iconic number 7 jersey for his return to Old Trafford«, Wrote the club, which on Friday of last week closed the incorporation of the Portuguese attacker, who had been at Juventus since 2018.
Cristiano Ronaldo, all-time top scorer with a national team
«In his six seasons at the club, between 2003 and 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo played 292 games and scored 118 goals, achieving nine trophies, of them three titles of champion of England and the League of Champions (in 2008) “, remembered the United in his statement.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, stayed in that first stage with the number 7 left vacant by David Beckham and that in the past they dressed legends of the club like George Best, Bryan Robson or Eric Cantona.
The decision to allow the Portuguese star to wear the number 7 also responds to a marketing need, since ‘CR7’ has become a brand with an international impact.
The holder so far of this number 7 at Manchester United was Cavani, who wore it for the last time last weekend against Wolverhampton.
The ‘Matador’ will now wear the number 21, as in his selection, specified the ‘Red Devils’.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s great debut in this new stage with United could take place on September 11 on the occasion of the match against Newcastle, on matchday 4 of the Premier League.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s career in figures
The five-time Ballon d’Or scored a double on Wednesday for Portugal to win 2-1 agonizingly to Ireland in the qualifying phase for the World Cup-2022.
They were his goals number 110 and 111 with Portugal, setting a new record for the number of goals for a national team, leaving behind the record he shared with Iranian Ali Daei.
Cristiano Ronaldo was released this Thursday by his selection and left the concentration. He will not play the friendly on Saturday in Hungary against Qatar or the match in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, in the World Cup qualifiers. In that meeting in Baku he could not play as he had to serve a suspension match.
AFP.
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