Manchester United’s new signing, Bruno Fernandes, will wear the number 18 for the club, the UK Metro reports.
United completed the signing of Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon on Thursday for an initial fee of £46.5million (€55m), with up to £21.1m (€25m) to follow in add-ons.
The 25-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract at Old Trafford.
Fernandes wore No.8 for Sporting, but that number is currently occupied by Juan Mata at Old Trafford.
United opted to not reveal the shirt number during his unveiling.
However, all was revealed by Fernandes’ agent, Miguel Pinho, who posted a picture of himself alongside Fernandes holding United’s No.18 shirt on Instagram.
Bruno Fernandes completed his transfer to Manchester United on Thursday and the Portugal midfielder can’t wait to get started at his new club.
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The 25-year-old sat down for an exclusive interview with MUTV’s Mark Sullivan to discuss his switch to Old Trafford, the influence of Cristiano Ronaldo and his hopes for the future with the Reds…
Welcome to Manchester United. How does it feel to have signed for the club?
“I feel very well and I’m very happy to be here. It’s an honour for me to represent this club and a dream come true.”
Was it always a dream of yours to play in the Premier League?
“Yes, it was my dream to play in the Premier League and fortunately for me my dream is also to play for Manchester United.”
You join a young squad, and you’re only 25 yourself. How excited are you to grow with this young team and hopefully achieve something special with them?
“I’m really excited. I want to help everyone and learn from the experienced players.”
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You met Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for the first time – how was that?
“It was a good meeting. He has a past in this club and I’m really happy to be training for him now.”
United fans are really excited that you’ve signed and are eager to see you play. How much are you looking forward to playing in front of them?
“I’m really excited. I want to play and be able to play as soon as possible and to give the best I can.”
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