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Manchester United have shown that new recruit Alex Telles will wear the number 27 shirt after joining the club on the day of the deadline.
Such has moved to Old Trafford from FC Porto for a payment of 15. 4 million pounds, and the left-back may be in line to make his debut after the foreign break when United face Newcastle on 17 October.
Tal has tended to wear the number thirteen jersey in his career, but has not been able to continue wearing the number at United due to the fact that secondary goalkeeper Lee Grant has it lately.
In short, he also used the number 12 during his time at Inter Milan, and he may also have taken that vacant number to United, but it is imaginable that he chose the 27 because that is also his age.
The last United player to wear Marouane Fellaini’s 27 shirt between 2015-19, while players such as Federico Macheda, Mikael Silvestre and Gary Neville also occupied the number in a moment.
Obviously, it’s a great joy to be at the club, and addressing your officer after the confirmation of the signing agreement, he said: “Joining a club with manchester United’s prestige is a great honor.
You have to paint to get to this point in your career and now that I come to this club, I can promise you that I will give everything in my center to succeed here.
“I have won many trophies at FC Porto and need to continue at United. The coach has a transparent plan and direction for this team and I can’t wait to put on the featured jersey. “
On the other hand, the other new signing numbers were confirmed, with Edinson Cavani taking the prominent number 7 and Facundo Pellistri dressed as number 28.