I have Ibrahimovic’s permission to wear No 9 shirt at Manchester United – Lukaku

Manchester United new signing, Romelu Lukaku has revealed he will wear the club’s No.9 shirt after receiving “permission” from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The Belgian turned down Wayne Rooney’s No.10 jersey opting for the number he wears on international duties.

Lukaku who did a medical with United on Saturday, will meet up with his new team-mates in Los Angeles as they begin their pre-season preparations.

And he has revealed that he has already chosen to wear the No.9 jersey.

He told ESPN, “I always asked my mother what number, and I used to play with the 10 because my mother’s birthday is on Oct. 10, so it’s the 10th month of the year.

“That’s why I played with No. 10. I asked for the number nine because I’m a striker.

“Strikers play with No.9. It’s a nice number, and I asked the permission of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. I want to thank him, as well, for allowing me to wear that number.”

The 24-year-old becomes the eighth United player to be given the number nine since the introduction of squad numbering in 1993.

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