Matthijs de Ligt will block fellow new signing Manuel Ugarte from wearing his dream shirt number at Manchester United.
Ugarte, 23, is expected to complete his £50million move to Old Trafford before the summer transfer window slams shut at 11pm on Friday. The Paris Saint-Germain star has been United’s first-choice target for a new defensive midfielder all summer and could be available to make his debut against Liverpool on Sunday.
But Ugarte won’t be wearing the No.4 shirt like he did in Paris, as De Ligt took that following his £42m arrivalfrom Bayern Munich earlier this month. The Uruguayinternational will instead need to opt for a number further down the list, not even the No.15 which he wore for Sporting Lisbon previously, as that belongs to another new United signing in Leny Yoro.
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