Manchester City have confirmed that new signing Enzo will wear the number 17 shirt after completing his move from Chelsea.
The club announced on Tuesday that Enzo had joined from Chelsea and signed a five-year contract. The shirt number was confirmed at the same time, giving the midfielder a number with a notable recent history at the Etihad Stadium.
Enzo will take over the number 17 shirt previously worn by Kevin De Bruyne during the Belgian’s distinguished decade with Manchester City. De Bruyne made the number closely associated with his time at the club, and it will now be worn by the latest player to arrive from Chelsea.
The number has also been worn by Sun Jihai and Aleksandar Petrov before De Bruyne. Enzo therefore becomes the latest Manchester City player to use a shirt number that has been held by figures from different periods of the club’s history.
Manchester City confirmed the transfer on Tuesday, alongside details of Enzo’s five-year agreement. The move brings the player into the squad from Chelsea, while the decision over his shirt number provides an immediate link with former City players who wore the same number.
The confirmation means Enzo’s Manchester City identity is now established, with the number 17 set to appear on his shirt for the length of his spell at the club, subject to any future change. His arrival and contract were announced before the club formally confirmed the number he will wear.
De Bruyne’s decade at Manchester City made the number particularly recognisable to supporters. He wore 17 throughout his distinguished period with the club, before passing its history on to Enzo. Sun Jihai and Aleksandar Petrov are also part of the number’s earlier Manchester City record.
There are no further details in the announcement about Enzo’s squad role or his first match in the number 17 shirt. The confirmed information is that he has joined Manchester City from Chelsea, has agreed a five-year contract and will wear the number previously associated with De Bruyne.
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