Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most famous No7s in Manchester United history - and he is about to get a second chance to make an impact at Old Trafford.
United confirmed on Friday afternoon that they have agreed a sensational deal for Ronaldo to return to the club, 12 years after leaving for Real Madrid.
United said the deal with Juventus was subject to the agreement of personal terms, visa and a medical.
Ronaldo has made the number seven shirt his own in the same way that No23 was Michael Jordan’s number, with the Portuguese forward building his brand around ‘CR7’.
That suggests it is unlikely that Ronaldo would accept anything less than the same hallowed number he previously had at United, which has also been worn by club legends such as Denis Law, George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham.
However, Edinson Cavani currently occupies the famous squad number and on Sunday made his first appearance of the season wearing the number - dashing Ronaldo’s hopes of taking it.
The issue could resolve itself if Cavani were to end up leaving United, but that looks highly unlikely.
So, as things stand, the No7 is taken - as are the No9 (Anthony Martial) and No28 (Facundo Pellistri), the other two numbers he has worn in his career.
If Ronaldo is forced to do without the No7 jersey, he could currently take the following numbers: 12, 15, 24, 30, 31, 33, 35.
Manchester United squad numbers
1 David de Gea
2 Victor Lindelof
3 Eric Bailly
4 Phil Jones
5 Harry Maguire
6 Paul Pogba
7 Edinson Cavani
8 Juan Mata
9 Anthony Martial
10 Marcus Rashford
11 Mason Greenwood
12 -
13 Lee Grant
14 Jesse Lingard
15 -
16 Amad Diallo
17 Fred
18 Bruno Fernandes
19 Raphael Varane
20 Diogo Dalot
21 Dan James
22 Tom Heaton
23 Luke Shaw
24 -
25 Jadon Sancho
26 Dean Henderson
27 Alex Telles
28 Facundo Pellistri
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
30 -
31 Nemanja Matic
32 -
33 -
34 Donny van de Beek
35 -
36 Anthony Elanga
39 Scott McTominay
43 Teden Mengi
46 Hannibal Mejbri
47 Shola Shoretire
Numbers currently free to Ronaldo: 12, 15, 24, 30, 31, 33, 35
