In 2011, Raphael Varane joined Real Madrid and Phil Jones joined Manchester United. Ten years on, Raphael Varane is joining Manchester United and Phil Jones is, well, not joining Real Madrid.
United could come full circle if Varane is assigned Jones's number. He should be, even if it is not a traditional centre half's number. Six is and that could be available soon.
When Jones last played for United the club had not signed Bruno Fernandes. He has been sidelined for over a year with a knee injury and, unfortunately, is as unsellable as he is unusable. His number might as well be revoked.
