Juventus supporters have shown their support for new signing, Cristiano Ronaldo by rushing out to buy the Portuguese’s new shirt as the World’s Best Player is expected to be unveiled on Monday.
Delighted fans were seen posing outside Juventus’ official club store on Wednesday with ‘Ronaldo 7’ shirts.
Ronaldo, who originally wore the No 9 shirt at Real Madrid before taking the No 7 following Raul’s departure in 2010, would have demanded the shirt number to continue his CR7 brand.
Juan Cuadrado is without a shirt number following Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Juventus. The Colombia star, who originally joined the club on loan from Chelsea in 2015, originally wore the No 16 before switching to No 7 in 2016.
The former Manchester United star has clothing ranges and hotels in Lisbon and Madeira under CR7 branding.
Juventus announced the stunning £100million deal for Ronaldo with the Portugal captain in his usual celebration stance with ‘Cristiano’ accompanying the image.
However, they used the No 7 in his name to confirm his new shirt number.
Ronaldo’s astonishing £100m transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus will lead to a £10.6m payday for his agent, the Serie A club have confirmed.