Effects Of Daniel James's Move For Ronaldo-Cavani . Number 7 Exchange

Cristiano Ronaldo (Instagram/@cristiano)

JAKARTA - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised Edinson Cavani for his generosity in giving Manchester United's number 7 jersey for Cristiano Ronaldo. For Cavani, he has worn the number since his transfer from Paris Saint-Germain in 2020 until the last week of last month.

For Ronaldo, the number is indeed synonymous with him, who is now also a memorial to his return to Old Trafford. Ronaldo's jersey number 7 was used when he played for Manchester United in 2003-2009. Ronaldo helped MU three Premier League trophies and one Champions League title. However, when Ronaldo was officially transferred back from Juventus, Cavani's number 7 jersey was worn for the first three weeks of the season. The situation changed when MU officially sold Daniel James to Leeds United on the deadline of the summer transfer market.

Number 21 was empty and Cavani took it. The number 21 jersey is also identical to Cavani. During this time Cavani wore the jersey number every time he defended the Uruguay national team.

Thus the Old Trafford public had the opportunity to see Cavani wearing the number 21 and Ronaldo making his second debut with Manchester United with the number 7 when they hosted Newcastle United in the Premier League continued, Saturday, 11 September.

Manchester United are currently in third place in the standings with a collection of seven points from three games at the start of the season without a defeat. "Edinson was amazing ... Cristiano spoke to Edinson, then they discussed with each other," Solskajer was quoted as saying on the MU website, Friday, September 10. "The willingness to give up number 7 shows how much Edinson values Cristiano, but the fact that Cristiano "Having spoken directly to Edinson proved that respect is mutual... They are two top players and professionals," Ole.