On Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo broke Manchester United’s jersey sales record in the club’s history as they were completely sold out in the next 4 hours after confirming the news that the iconic no 7 jerseys will be handed over to Ronaldo. Fans were erupting as they went wild with the news of him returning to his home club after 12 long years. Instantly there was a long queue filled with fans all over the market as they couldn’t wait to get their hands on the iconic jersey.
The former Portuguese is now in quarantine for 5 days before heading out to a Carrington. Sky Sports News confirmed the news by quoting “ Cristiano Ronaldo has broken Manchester United’s daily shirt sale records in less than four hours after it was confirmed he would retain his iconic no 7 jersey”
Cristiano Ronaldo has broken Manchester United's daily shirt sale records in less than four hours after it was confirmed he would retain his iconic No 7⃣ jersey.
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 7, 2021
Surprisingly, Cristiano Ronaldo has now become the best selling player ever in sports history after his transfer to the Red Devil’s, leading Lionel Messi, Lebron James as well as Tom Brady. The internet was shaken up with the transfer news. United official club shop was in big demand with fans ordering their iconic shirt online but went out of stock very soon leaving the fans disappointed.
Ronaldo is now in contention to make his debut back to Old Trafford when they play against Newcastle on Saturday. Fans can’t wait to see the 55-time Ballon d’Or winner enter the pitch as they look forward to winning major trophies under the Portuguese striker.
The official announcement of Ronaldo’s return also set records, with the club’s Instagram post generating more than 12 million likes on the social networking site.
