The saga is finally over – Jadon Sancho will play for Manchester United next season. The young Englishman has been a long-pursued target by Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer and his scouts, but all the hard work has paid off. Manchester United officially announce that Sancho will come to Old Trafford as soon as the club and the player’s agent apply the finishing touches on the contract. However, not everything will go smoothly – Edinson Cavani will have to be stripped of the club’s special number seven shirt.𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽.We have agreed a deal in principle for the transfer of Jadon Sancho to United! 🔴⚪⚫#MUFC— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 1, 2021 Wearing the number 7 shirt at Manchester United is considered a huge honour. Looking back at the names who have donned, it is enough to understand why. George Best, Eric Cantona, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antonio Valencia, Michael Owen – to mention a few. The latest player on that list is Uruguayan striker Cavani, the best goalscorer in terms of goals per minute.Manager Solskjaer is facing a potentially disrupting situation involving Jadon Sancho – and that’s before Sancho has even arrived to the club. Sancho reportedly wants to be inducted into the VIP list of the Red Devils’ legends. It’s not that it’s wrong to have that ambition, but it might be a bit unfair to his new teammate Cavani.The former Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli hitman Cavani had spoken about his “great pride” at donning the shirt upon signing for the club. He knows how important it is, and he might be annoyed if forced to change his squad number.##GALERIJA##Such discussions usually occur between manager and player, and there is every likelihood Solskjaer has cleared it with Cavani first that Sancho can be handed the “seven” for next season.Yet, that might not be the only impact Sancho has on Cavani’s time at the club. With the 21-year-old arriving to fill the right-wing slot in United’s front three, that leaves Mason Greenwood with fewer opportunities to play in that role and gives Solskjaer more selection headaches with who to play as his lead striker.The signing of Sancho represents a new era for United, one which long-term does not include veteran Cavani, who is expected to leave at the end of next season when his contract expires.
