In the end, what MU fans expected had come, when striker Bryan Mbeumo officially put on the club's shirt.
The Cameroon star has just completed the transfer from Brentford to MU, and will join the new teammates in the summer tour of 2025 in the US. MBeumo went to Old Trafford with a 20 -goals in the Premier League last season in Brentford shirt – a achievement that made the Red Devils fans extremely eagerly awaiting his ability to score and assist.
Mbeumo will wear the number 19 at MU. This is the number of shirts that have belonged to many famous names in MU, both in defense and attack. Raphael Varane was the nearest person to wear this number, when devoted to the club from August 2021 until May 2024. The French midfielder played the last match and the FA Cup advanced team at Wembley after a 2-1 victory over Man City.
Before Varane, the number 19 shirt belonged to Amad Diallo and before that was Marcus Rashford – one of the mature goalscores from the Carrington training furnace. Other names like James Wilson or Danny Welbeck also used to wear this shirt.
In addition, Mbeumo also inherited the number of shirts used to be associated with Dwight Yorke, a member of the “Dinning” team in the 1998/99 history, who scored 66 goals in 4 years of MU shirt. Notably, Mbeumo is also the first Cameroon player since Eric Djemba-Djemba wearing this shirt at Man United.
In Brentford, Troyes as well as in the color of the Cameroon team, Mbeumo often wears the number 19 shirt. Therefore, it is reasonable to continue sticking to this number at MU. He is likely to launch in the new shirt in the Premier League Summer Series, with the opening match against West Ham on July 27.
