Mazraoui can grab dream Man Utd shirt number after £17m transfer
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Noussair Mazraoui is one step closer to becoming a Manchester United player – and with that a reunion with Erik ten Hag – after the Premier League giants agreed a fee with Bayern Munich for his signature.
The former Ajax right-back will cost United around £17million this summer. His transfer is dependant on West Ham finalising a sale for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, as Ineos continue to reshape the options available to Ten Hag.
Mazraoui will be joined at Old Trafford by Matthijs de Ligt, who also worked under Ten Hag in Amsterdam, after a separate £41million agreement was reached for the Netherlands centre-back.
For now, though, the onus is on incomings. Mazraoui and De Ligt could arrive imminently and, when the ink dries on their respective contracts, they will have to pick out a new shirt number for United.
There are plenty of choices for Mazraoui. In his senior career, No.40 – which is free – has been a constant choice.
However, the No.3 shirt could also take his eye, having worn that for the Morocco international team. Barring any further in-house changes, the other numbers currently unassigned by United include; No.13, No.19, No.26 and No.27, while a host of options in the 30s, 40s and 50s are still up for grabs, too.
