We legit sold Dan James so that Cavani can switch to 21 so Ronaldo can take 7
Nobody at the club would ever admit to it, and James did need to be moved, but the whole number 7 situation definitely factored into him being sold.
Nah, we sold James as we have Rashford, Martial, James, Lingard, Greenwood, Sancho, Elanga, Mejbri, Amad and Pogba who can played on the wing. We didn't find a buyer who'd pay our valuation for Lingard, Amad got injured before his loan and we received concrete interest in James and an offer we couldn't refuse. Plus all the wages to factor in for all those who can be chosen for only two positions.
But sure, a shirt number was the big deciding factor in selling a player.