He doesn't have a choice. This is Cristiano Ronaldo coming back to Manchester United, it will probably be a contractual obligation for him to wear the number 7 shirt.
Erm.. The Number 7 shirt..
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PSG treated him poorly when they got Mbappe and Neymar. I hope we have enough class to not do the same. The 7 should only go to Ronaldo if Cavani himself offers it. On another note I feel bad for parents that already bought their kids jerseys.
Season already started. Don't think we can change numbers that have already been registered, unless Cavani were to leave the club.
It would be a bit of a kick in the teeth for Cavani, Sancho and Varane
Has Ronaldo worn any other number coming up? I think we wore 7 at Sporting too?
The numbers will stay as they're. Ronaldo will have to do with any other available number. Cavani will either leave in Jan or next summer so Ronaldo will get 7 next season anyway.
He was 28 at Sporting no?
He was 9 in his first Madrid season when Raul was there I think.
Yep 28 I believe, which is conveniently free with Pellestri out on loan.
Yeah, that's true.
No chance. They will give him 7.
Give him his #28 from Sporting days. SAF never gave him a chance to wear it at United
Is it possible to sell?
Works beautifully with the “coming home” narrative. Was that the number he wore in the match which famously had United players demanding Fergie signs him?
Ronaldo wanted 28 when he signed, IIRC.
Fergie told him he was going to be 7 and that was the end of that.
He isn’t getting 7 this time though
Fergie told him he was going to be 7 and that was the end of that.
He isn’t getting 7 this time though
It was indeed.
Aaaaaand that’s the photo the club should use to announce his shirt number!
Number 77 would do.
9 at Real Madrid.
Given that Cavani would give more to the team at CF, and we’re clashing over the Uruguay matches, I’d hope we’d do everything we can to keep him happy.
Either #77 or #28.
Sell Martial, Cavani becomes 9, Ronaldo gets his 7, everybody wins
We have a winner
Don’t think the PL let players take ‘silly’ numbers like that unless they’re youth players who come through as their first senior number — Renato Sanches took 85 at Swansea (his number at Benfica) and the PL made him change it
Was my first thought. Think it would look great.
Cavani needs to do the right thing.
21, the RVP approach 
This is circus mode now anyway, so go all out - give the man his number, of course.
Cavani won't give a feck anyway - he's not the type.
Cavani won't give a feck anyway - he's not the type.
Rios on a live chat now and just said Cavanni gave up the shirt number...
Cavani can fight Phil Jones to the death for #4.
So does any one of you actually know the rules? You really can’t change registered numbers? I am sure this has happened before as the window always goes beyond season openers.
I mean it has a big impact, you sure won’t sell #28 shorts easy when all know he will get the 7 in winter or latest next summer
I mean it has a big impact, you sure won’t sell #28 shorts easy when all know he will get the 7 in winter or latest next summer
Great news if true. I'd say give him the 21 shirt (wears that for Uruguay) but James wears that, unless we give him a new number, too.
Feck Cavani he would rather be in Uruguay
He'll probably beat that in one season
I second this
Even more depressing is that we would probably be on 25-28 league titles and 7 CLs if he didn't leave