Shirt numbers available to Adrien Rabiot at Manchester United

Adrien Rabiot in action for Italian Club Juventus - Getty

The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped Manchester United from being linked with a host of new signings when the transfer window reopens.


A new midfielder is understood to be one of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ed Woodward's priorities, with the future of Pogba still uncertain amid links to Real Madrid, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish, is their top target in that area of the field, while James Maddison and Jude Bellingham have also been touted as possible signings.

Recent reports have tipped United to revive their interest in Adrien Rabiot too.

Any shirt number for Rabiot could be directly linked to the future of loanee Odion Ighalo, who currently occupies the midfielder's favoured '25'.

Ighalo has made no secret of his desire to extend his stay at Old Trafford, while United are also keen to keep the Nigeria international until at least the end of the season.

Ighalo celebrate goal with teammates - Getty

Should he stay beyond that then it is unlikely Rabiot would unsurp the striker in the pecking order for number 25, although Ighalo does also have other options which may be available, such as '24', '7' and '16', all of which he has worn previously in his career.

Rabiot has worn '15', '18' and '31' at various points in his career but those are currently taken by Andreas Pereira, Bruno Fernandes and Nemanja Matic respectively.
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