Man Utd hoping they have not wasted cash on one other Depay or Sanchez in Mount
Manchester United have firmly backed new signing Mason Mount and can hope that he can break the No 7. ‘curse’ that has lingered on the membership since Cristiano Ronaldo departed Old Trafford for Real Madrid in 2009. The Red Devils confirmed the potential £60m signing of Mount on Wednesday from Chelsea, as Erik ten Hag clearly is ready for the England midfielder to go on to be an enormous success at Old Trafford.
The Mirror have claimed that following a dialog between Mount and Ten Hag, the Dutch boss provided him the well-known No. 7 shirt after telling the 24-year-old that he can deal with the strain that comes with it. The jersey has been worn by the likes of Ronaldo, George Best and David Beckham up to now, however Ten Hag believes he can comply with of their footsteps.
However, lately these which were bestowed the famed quantity have struggled to dwell as much as expectations. Since Ronaldo left for a then-world file price 14 years in the past, Michael Owen took over for 3 seasons however didn’t dwell as much as the heights he had beforehand set in his profession.
Then Antonio Valencia took over and whereas he had a stellar profession at Old Trafford, step by step moved right into a right-back – a non-traditional position for a United No. 7. The Ecuadorian appeared to agree and later switched to the 25 shirt, leaving room for big-money signing Angel Di Maria to be the newest star to take up the jersey.
The Argentina winger and his household didn’t adapt to life in Manchester, nevertheless, and left for Paris Saint-Germain after only one yr within the Premier League. After a vivid begin to his United profession, the £59.7m signing misplaced his method within the second half of the season beneath Louis van Gaal and the membership didn’t put a struggle to maintain him amid curiosity from PSG.
Another vivid younger expertise within the type of Memphis Depay took over from Di Maria, however he lasted simply 18 months at Old Trafford earlier than being shipped out to Lyon. The supposed ‘curse’ was in full impact as Depay didn’t make a single begin in his second league season at United, earlier than handing the No. 7 to Alexis Sanchez.
Sanchez had been one of many star performers within the league at Arsenal and he was seen as a significant coup, the person who had earned his new No. 7 package and was able to emulate the legends of earlier a long time. He went on to develop into some of the disappointing signings lately at United, ultimately leaving on a free switch to Inter Milan.
Edinson Cavani had a powerful spell with the package subsequent, earlier than he handed it again to Ronaldo when the Portuguese striker returned – although his second time in Manchester ended with a public spat with Ten Hag earlier than having his contract torn up.
Mount will probably be hoping he can return the No. 7 to its earlier glory however will probably be boosted by the truth that he has the backing of his new boss, as he appears to be like to start his United profession on a optimistic observe following a £60m switch.