Cristiano Ronaldo: what jersey number will he wear at Manchester United?

Cristiano Ronaldo has his favorite number, the "7" on his back is a classic but the thing is not so simple since that dorsal is occupied by the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, and by rule of the Premier, he can not change it. The Portuguese will have to think of other alternatives just in case. 

Of course, if there is one number that defines Cristiano Ronaldo, it is number seven. Throughout his career, the Portuguese wore that number for 18 seasons, the last ten of which he wore uninterruptedly.

What other numbers did Ronaldo wear in his career?

In 2003, when he made his debut at the age of 17, he wore the number 28 on his back during his brief stint in the Portuguese League. Despite having asked for the 28 he had at Sporting, Sir Alex Ferguson trusted him more than anyone else and assigned him the mythical 7 that had left the former captain, David Beckham, and that had also been used by club legends such as George Best and the Frenchman Éric Cantona.

In 2009, and after several successful seasons with the Red Devil's, Cristiano was sold to Real Madrid for 80 million pounds, which was the most expensive transfer in the history of soccer up to that moment. Since Raúl, the club's emblem and captain, wore the number 7, the Portuguese was assigned the number 9, the number worn by the Argentine Alfredo Di Stéfano, multi-champion and idol of the institution.

A year later, with the departure of Raúl, Ronaldo inherited his beloved number 7, with which he would have a spectacular start to the season in which he emerged as one of the best goal scorers ever seen. Since 2010, the Portuguese star has worn the same number on his back. Eight years passed with Real Madrid and four with Juventus.