Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United on Friday was the latest in a string of unexpected transfers this summer, after Lionel Messi's surprise move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Now that Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Old Trafford, there are a number of questions that still need to be answered, such as: What shirt number will he be wearing?
And when will he play his first match with Manchester United?
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Manchester United play away to Wolverhampton in the Premier League on Sunday evening, but the Portuguese star is completely unlikely to participate before leaving Juventus, and he has reported an arm problem that will likely keep him out of the Serie A match this weekend, even raising Doubts about his preparation with the Portugal national team for the September international matches.
This makes it likely that Ronaldo will participate for the second time in Manchester United on September 11, with a match against Newcastle at Old Trafford, to be the celebration of his practical return at home and among his fans.
As for the shirt number that Ronaldo will wear, after he wore the number 7 shirt in his first period with United, it is likely that he will ask for the same number this time as well, because it has become associated with him and his trademark “CR7”, which he wore in Real Madrid and Juventus. Since then.
But he will clash with Edinson Cavani wearing the number 7 shirt in Manchester United and he is likely to remain in the club for another year so far, in addition to the Premier League regulations that may hinder the transfer of the number to him.
Ronaldo had previously worn a shirt bearing the number 28 in Sporting Lisbon before joining Manchester United in his first period, so he may have to wear a new number, such as his rival Lionel Messi, who will wear the number 30 in Paris Saint-Germain now after giving up his historical number 10.
There are some available numbers that Ronaldo can wear with United: 12, 15 and 24, as well as 30, 31, 33 and 35.