Manchester United have confirmed that new signing Joshua Zirkzee will put on the membership’s quantity 11 shirt, not too long ago vacated by Rasmus Hojlund.
Zirkzee accomplished his £36.5m switch from Bologna in mid-July, having helped the underdog Serie A aspect unexpectedly qualify for the Champions League with a high 5 end.
He wore each 9 and 11 throughout two years at Bologna and insisted he did not thoughts which jersey he was assigned at Previous Trafford when it grew to become obvious that Hojlund is likely to be about to change.
Hojlund wore 11 for United final season following his £72m arrival from Atalanta. However the departure of Anthony Martial on the finish of his contract freed up the quantity 9 shirt for the primary time in a number of years and the Dane, having already taken it over at worldwide stage, noticed his alternative.
As soon as Hojlund’s shirt was determined, it appeared fairly apparent what Zirkzee would do.
The Netherlands worldwide, who began his senior profession at Bayern Munich, now turns into the most recent occupant of quantity 11 at Manchester United. It has been beforehand worn by quite a few legends, together with Sir Bobby Charlton, George Finest and Denis Legislation, regardless of all three being largely identified for different shirts.
Ryan Giggs broke information with 11 on his again from the early Nineteen Nineties till his 2014 retirement. However Adnan Januzaj, solely 19 when he inherited the shirt and Anthony Martial, who did not truly need it after being pushed out of his favoured quantity 9, noticed much less success.
Zirkzee missed out on United’s summer time tour of the US after reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2024 with the Netherlands. However he’s in full coaching along with his new teammates and will make his debut in Saturday’s FA Neighborhood Defend in opposition to Manchester Metropolis.
The 23-year-old Dutchman was anticipated to function a complementary addition to United’s frontline this season, however may now discover himself main the road within the opening weeks of the marketing campaign. Hojlund suffered a hamstring difficulty within the pre-season pleasant in opposition to Arsenal and is anticipated to be unavailable till after the September worldwide break.
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