Why does Phil Foden wear the number 47? England’s No.11 turned down Sergio Aguero’s shirt at Man City to stick with unusual digits

Phil Foden has cemented his spot as England’s quantity 11 at Euro 2024 however he nonetheless wears an unconventional quantity at Manchester Metropolis.

The Metropolis midfielder has been hailed because the Premier League champions’ participant of the yr after dazzling in his now iconic No.47.

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The England worldwide has loved a stellar marketing campaign for the Residents and has loved his best-ever goalscoring season within the Premier League.

Attacking midfielders akin to Foden historically put on the ten shirt.

Nonetheless, Jack Grealish claimed these digits when he swapped Aston Villa for Man Metropolis in the summertime of 2021.

Why does Foden put on quantity 47?

47 was Foden’s first shirt quantity at Metropolis and has worn it since his debut for the Residents in 2017.

And the rationale he has held onto the shirt is extremely heartwarming and poignant.

Foden’s late grandfather Ronnie, handed away when he was simply 47, and the England worldwide makes use of his shirt as a continuing tribute to his grandad.

Foden additionally has a tattoo of the quantity behind his proper ear.

Ronnie was an enormous Metropolis fan his complete life and would undoubtedly be extraordinarily pleased with his grandson’s achievements, contemplating he’s simply 23.

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Nonetheless, Foden has had the chance to alter shirts however determined towards it.

As soon as it was introduced that Sergio Aguero would depart the Etihad in 2021, the Argentine supplied his quantity ten shirt to the native star.

However Foden turned it down as a result of he wished folks to recollect the quantity 47.

Talking about Aguero’s supply in 2022, he mentioned: “I did give it some thought.

“The ten shirt is such a giant quantity within the membership, however I simply have a factor with 47.

“I would prefer to create my very own legacy and maintain that quantity.”