What number will Cristiano Ronaldo wear at Manchester United?

The '7' is the number traditionally related to Cristiano Ronaldo. It is the number that he wore at Manchester United, at Real Madrid and in Portugal. However, currently, it has an owner in the Reds, and it is none other than Edinson Cavani.

It should be noted that Ronaldo has not always had the '7' on his back. His sports career at Sporting started with an atypical number 28 and the first years with the Portugal team was with '17', given the presence of Figo in the first team. A circumstance that also happened to him in his debut as a merengue, as Raúl was in the Real Madrid ranks and having to start his stage at Real Madrid with the '9'.

But this was different at United, a club where the '7' has a great weight for the legacy that George Best had left and later picked up by David Beckham to be Ronaldo the next myth to honor him at Old Trafford. And it is also true that Cristiano Ronaldo is not the same young man who left the club 12 years ago, but rather that his career has made him one of the most important footballers in history. That is why one believes that if that were his will, the Uruguayan should give up his number without problems.

The truth is that days ago, Lionel Messi arrived at Paris Saint Germain, with a dilemma similar to the one that is occurring in this situation. The number 10 shirt was worn by nothing more and nothing less than his friend Neymar, and before his offer, Messi chose to wear that 30 with which he had made his first steps in professional football. Could it be that Cristiano Ronaldo follows in his footsteps, and adopts the 28, with which he debuted at Sporting?