New signing Leny Yoro handed Man United shirt number once worn by club captain & treble winner

New signing Leny Yoro handed Man United shirt number once worn by club captain & treble winner

Leny Yoro will wear the No.15 shirt for Manchester United, the club revealed on Saturday.

The young French defender completed a sensational move to Old Trafford from Lille earlier this week and after training with the club for the first time on Friday, was named in the starting XI for their friendly against Scottish giants Rangers on Saturday

Earlier in the day, the Red Devils revealed that Yoro will don the No.15 shirt for the upcoming season, which is the same number he wore during his time with Lille.

Yoro takes Nemanja Vidic’s old shirt number at Man Utd

Although No.15 isn’t the most prestigious of shirt numbers in football, it should carry some extra significance for any centre-back plying his trade at Old Trafford.

Legendary club captain Nemanja Vidic wore No.15 between 2006 and 2014, during which time he lifted five Premier League titles and the Champions League in a 300-game stint.

The shirt number has been vacant since the departure of Spanish defender Sergio Reguilon, who spent six months on loan at Old Trafford during the 2023/24 campaign