Roberto Garnacho, the brother of Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, could have confirmed hypothesis surrounding his shirt quantity subsequent season. The Argentina worldwide has been broadly tipped to inherit the No 7 shirt from Cristiano Ronaldo after having fun with a breakthrough marketing campaign.

On Friday, the Manchester Evening News reported that United had been contemplating handing Garnacho the enduring quantity this summer time.

The 18-year-old debuted in opposition to Chelsea final April and made 11 begins in his first full season as a senior participant in Erik ten Hag's squad.

However, after signing a brand new five-year contract at Old Trafford, United are mentioned to be weighing up whether or not to make him the primary teenage No 7 since Ronaldo in 2003.

And his brother's social media exercise may counsel that Garnacho is about to swap his No 49 with the No 7 subsequent season.

Roberto posted an edit on Twitter exhibiting Garnacho rocking the brand new quantity, famed in M16 attributable to its prestigious historical past of homeowners.

Ronaldo, David Beckham, Eric Cantona and George Best are only a number of the fabled names to have worn the No 7 shirt for United.

But it has been struck by a curse for over a decade, with those that have picked it up struggling struggles.

Michael Owen, Antonio Valencia, Angel Di Maria, Memphis Depay and Alexis Sanchez all both swapped numbers or left the membership earlier than coming good as United's No 7.

But there could be optimism that Garnacho is the participant to show the shirt's fortunes round. He will anticipate a extra distinguished position in Ten Hag's plans subsequent time period and will don the quantity to go together with it.

He will anticipate a extra distinguished position in Ten Hag's plans subsequent time period and will don the quantity to go together with it.

Garnacho joined United from Atletico Madrid in September 2020 as a 16-year-old and rapidly grew to become one of many shining lights of the membership's academy.

He picked up the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award on the finish of the 2021/22 season, and his upward trajectory did not cease there.

Last time period, Garnacho contributed 5 objectives and 5 assists for the Red Devils. It's a pleasant goal to enhance on in 2023/24, maybe with the No 7 on his again.

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