May have been posted already, apols if it has. Interesting to read that Cavani has the number 7 shirt, and apparently "Premier League rules prevent a mid-season swap except in the most extreme circumstances". I wonder what that does to his CR7 brand? Be interesting to see if the PL class this as 'most extreme circumstances'...
Must not be a rule in the FL as Cauley Woodrow changed mid-season iirc. Although he also went from loan to perm at the same time.
I think it is an EFL ruling, too. Tom Bradshaw was officially our number 9 at the start of that campaign, then involved in a similar transfer to Cauley. When both deals were completed in the January, Cauley was able to wear the number 9.
You can apply to the League for a mid-season change apparently. I agree with the above, it will have been baked into his contract along with a LinkedIn Business account and a salary review after his 3-month probation. And a corporate mobile.
Can't this season now Cavani came on as sub at the weekend. Martin Tyler made a point of bringing it up when he came on. If he had been unused sub so still not made an appearance this season it could have been changed.