EAGLED-EYED Manchester United fans have noticed Alejandro Garnacho is MISSING from the club’s shirt list.
SunSport reported on Saturday that Garnacho was allegedly in line to inherit Cristiano Ronaldo’s No.7 shirt.
Garnacho’s current No.49 has been left off the club’s shirt list following the announcement of their new home kit.
This has left fans saying the same thing on Twitter.
One fan wrote: “No Garnacho 49 only means one thing👀👀.”
A second said: “I love it on him || ❤️.”
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“Deserves it imo,” responded a third.
Should Garnacho – who penned a new five-year deal at United in April – adopt the former shirt of his footballing hero, he will become the first teenage recipient of the shirt since Ronaldo himself in 2003.
However, to many United fans, the No.7 shirt is seen as “cursed”.
And a number of fans insisted it was too early for the Argentinian to take on such responsibility, with one saying: “Too soon don’t wanna see him bogged down with expectation.”
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A second reacted: “I hope not.. not this season!!.”
While another declared: “It’s too early for him to wear number 7.”
Big names and promising stars alike have taken on the weight of the shirt – worn by greats such as George Best, Eric Cantona, Bryan Robson and David Beckham – and failed to make their mark.
The likes of Alexis Sanchez, Angel Di Maria, Michael Owen and Memphis Depay come to mind in recent times.
Ronaldo scored 24 goals in his first season upon his return to the club but could not stop United slipping to their worst-ever Premier League season.
The start of his second year saw his form drop off dramatically, netting just three times for United before he was whisked away to Saudi Arabia.
He has since been joined in the Middle East by Karim Benzema and Ruben Neves, with even more big stars such as Bernardo Silva reportedly set to follow.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
