Memphis Depay Facing the Challenge of Being Man Utd’s Number 7 Player

Memphis Depay, Manchester United’s new capture, has announced his wish to be the next number 7 player.

The number 7 player is without a doubt the most emblematic one at Manchester United. Many historic football players have worn this shirt at the Red Devils, including the likes of George Best and Cristiano Ronaldo. Wearing shirts like these always comes with great responsibilities and expectations.

• Depay dons the iconic number 7
• Great things are expected of him
• A new striker might arrive too

Not all players are capable of proving themselves to be worthy of a jersey of this level – only the best of the best can do that. According to the reports of mobile betting sites, the numbers for Manchester United’s next year are announced and caused some shocking surprises.

Memphis Depay is the latest number 7 player at Man Utd

The iconic number was given to the new signature of the Red Devils, Memphis Depay. Number 7 player is the most important one at Manchester United ever since George Best turned this number into a legendary shirt. Wearing the jersey and being the number 7 player of the Red Devils is a hard duty – some have tried and failed.

Memphis Depay has a lot of requirements to meet, regarding constant performances on big games. Internet casino sites keep questioning whether the 21-year-old Dutch player is ready for the challenge. He started Man Utd’s pre-season wearing the number 9 jersey, however eventually he got the iconic number.

Becoming the new number 7 player has become possible thanks to Ángel Di María’s departure, who has joined PSG after one year of service for the Red Devils. The Argentinian failed to meet the demands of the legendary shirt, hence he had to leave the Manchester-based side.

Online gambling sites in the UK report that Memphis himself asked to become the next number 7 player. Depay was playing for PSV Eindhoven for 3 years before joining the Red Devils and taking the historic football jersey. We will see in the future whether or not he will be able to break the curse of this shirt, which has been in existence ever since Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure.

Number 9 is still untaken

There are other interesting news in connection with the numbers given to the players of Manchester United. The most important one of these is that number 9 has remained untaken and this gives inspiration to many rumors about Louis Van Gaal trying to purchase a new striker for his team.

The Dutch manager was not satisfied with Falcao, who came as a loan from AS Monaco. The Colombian striker, who used to be one of the best strikers in the world, has returned to the French side after the loan contract expired, and joined FC Chelsea in this summer transfer window.

Robin Van Persie has also left Manchester and signed a 3-year deal with Turkish top team Fenerbahce. However, Javier Hernandez, also known as Chicharito, returned to Old Trafford after spending one year on loan at the Royal Club, strengthening Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid.

UK gambling news believe that Manchester United are looking for the perfect striker in order to have a stronger squad. The most likely players to be brought into Man Utd’s squad are Edinson Cavani from PSG or Harry Kane from Tottenham, who was named as Young Player of the Year in the season 2014-15.

MU might face other difficulties

Louis Van Gaal’s Red Army might face other difficulties by the end of this summer transfer window. They might lose some of their key players and even though their squad got better on the midfield thanks to the captures of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin, losing key players is always difficult to any team.

David De Gea, one of the best players in the squad, is close to joining Real Madrid, however his future is still in doubt. He has been named as the perfect replacement for Iker Casillas, who left Real Madrid in order to become part of Julien Lopetegui’s FC Porto.

The contract of the Spanish goalkeeper expires next summer. This means that he would be able to leave Manchester on a free transfer at that time. Moreover, he will be able to talk freely to any club from January, in order to agree terms of his contract.

The Royal Club are trying to find the perfect solution for both sides. They are said to be launching an offer of EUR 25 million, plus the signature of Costa Rican national Keylor Navas, whose talent was discovered at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil.