Printing a forward's number is the default, and defaults read as defaults. Printing a midfielder's number tells the recipient you know they actually watch matches, which is a materially warmer thing to receive.

It is also lower risk in one specific way: midfield numbers are less likely to be the obvious wrong-era guess, because fewer people have strong feelings about which midfielder wore what and when.

The club version is the one a supporter of that club wants, and the sky blue body is distinctive enough that the shirt reads correctly even without a print.

The national version is the safer gift and, for this player, the more interesting one. Belgium shirts have a strong colour identity and they are not tied to a club he might leave.

Fit is standard English and roomy — your usual size is right, and up one if it is going over anything.

The care rules are the same everywhere and worth repeating: inside out, cold, no tumble dryer, never iron directly on the print. Heat is what kills a name set, not water.