JOAO CANCELO has been wearing the No7 shirt at Manchester City because of his mother, but won’t be allowed to don that number at Bayern Munich.
Cancelo looks set to complete a shock loan move to Bayern until the end of the season after falling out of favour at City.
The versatile full-back, though, won’t get to extend a rather strange tradition that has seen him wear a “special” shirt number usually reserved for attacking players.
That is because former Arsenal ace Serge Gnabry has been wearing it for years at the Allianz Arena.
The Portugal international has been choosing the No7 jersey throughout most of his career because of his mum.
The 28-year-old revealed recently that it is mother’s favourite number and it also marks the day she was born.
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Cancelo told City’s official website during pre-season: “This is a special number for me.
“It’s my mother’s birthday and it’s also her favourite number.
“I decided to choose this number because I think it brings me luck and I hope it brings luck to the team too, so this year we can win many titles.”
Cancelo wore the No7 shirt at Valencia and Inter Milan before joining Juventus in 2018.
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That was the same year that saw Cristiano Ronaldo switching Real Madrid for Juve, and there was no way CR7 would be denied his favourite number.
Cancelo moved to City a year later and was initially allocated the No27 shirt because Raheem Sterling already occupied his top preference.
However, the Portuguese ace got what he wanted last summer after Sterling left for Chelsea.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
