Condition: 8/10 Excellent. A few little bobbles on the lower front
Size: Adult Medium
Chest Measurement: 38-40 Inches / 97-101 CM
Manufacturer: Umbro
Colour: Red, black & white trim
Material: Polyester
Seasons: 1992/1993 & 1993/1994
Player: Eric Cantona
Patches: N/A
Official Umbro Manchester United home football shirt from the 1992/93 season. Complete with Cantona #7 on the back of the shirt in official flock lettering.
Condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. A few little bobbles on the lower front (see photos).
The news of Cantona's impending transfer from Leeds to fierce rivals Manchester United was met with hostility from Leeds fans. The transfer was, however, seen as a good piece of business by most football pundits, removing a turbulent player from the team.
Cantona left Leeds for Manchester United for £1.2 million on 26 November 1992. Leeds chairman Bill Fotherby had telephoned Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards to enquire about the availability of Denis Irwin. Edwards was in a meeting with manager Alex Ferguson at the time, and both agreed that Irwin was not for sale.
Ferguson had identified that his team was in need of a striker, having recently made unsuccessful bids for David Hirst, Matt Le Tissier and Brian Deane, and instructed his chairman to ask whether Cantona was for sale. Fotherby had to consult with Wilkinson, but within a few days the deal was complete.
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