Manchester United confirm Joshua Zirkzee shirt number following summer transfer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United have announced that Joshua Zirkzee has been handed the No.11 shirt ahead of his first season at the club. United unveiled Zirkzee as their first signing of the summer transfer window last month, signing him from Bologna in a deal worth €42.5million.
He put pen to paper on a five-year contract, featuring the option of an additional year. United entered this summer's transfer window with the ambition of signing a new attacker and they identified Zirkzee as a player who they felt could provide competition and support for Rasmus Hojlund.
United trimmed their forward line at the end of last season after Anthony Martial was not offered a new deal. READ MORE: United news and transfer updates LIVE READ MORE: Ruud van Nistelrooy lifts lid on 'very important' individual chats with United players Zirkzee, who helped the Netherlands reach the semi-finals of the European Championship during the summer, has been handed the No.11 shirt as a result of Hojlund recently being upgraded to the iconic No.9 shirt.
It felt inevitable the Dane would claim the No.9 shirt after Martial was released by the club at the end of June. Sky has slashed the price of its Sky Sports, Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix bundle in an unbeatable new deal that saves £216 and includes 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.
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