Bruno Fernandes had switched his shirt number from no.18 to no.8. The club had announced this last week, “Bruno Fernandes will wear the no.8 shirt at Manchester United vacated by his close friend Juan Mata.
“The Portugal international switches from no.18 ahead of the 2022/23 campaign and will wear his new jersey during Tour 2022.”
Recently, the Portuguese midfielder has revealed the reason for the switch. “That shirt means a lot [to me],” Fernandes told MUTV. “There is a history behind that [number] because my father, when he used to be a player, he was playing with a number eight.
“He quit from football because he had an offer from work, and obviously at that time for me and my brothers and for all the family it was better that he had proper work than [to] keep playing football.
“[The number eight] is the number he was using for two years. Because it was also his dream [to be a footballer], it makes my dream a little bit of him.
“The B is the last name of my mum, Borges. And the F is the last name of my father, Fernandes,” added the United ace. “The eight is the day of my birthday.
“So this number eight says a lot about me, says a lot about my family, says a lot about my past and that’s why I like to use [it]. And that’s why it’s my preferred number.”
