Mbappe Makes Surprise Jersey Number Choice at Real Madrid, with Vinicius Already Sporting the Number 7 Shirt.

Striker Kylian Mbappe has chosen his shirt number at Real Madrid next season. However, the surprise was not the number 10 shirt as previously rumored.

Mbappe chose an unexpected shirt number at Real Madrid

Mbappe currently wears shirt number 7 at PSG, but he will not have the opportunity to wear this shirt again at the Spanish team. The reason is because the number 7 shirt belongs to Vinicius, who has no intention of giving up his favorite shirt.

There has been a lot of information about Mbappe inheriting the number 10 shirt that Luka Modric left behind . The Croatian midfielder will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season due to the end of his contract. In the French national team, Mbappe currently wears the captain’s armband and also wears the number 10 shirt. Therefore, many people believe that it is completely reasonable for the 25-year-old star to inherit Luka Modric’s shirt.

However, the real shirt that Mbappe will wear at Real Madrid next season is not number 7 or 10. According to AS, Mbappe will wear the number 9 shirt left by his compatriot Karim Benzema.

Since Benzema left for Al-Ittihad last June, Real Madrid has still left the number 9 shirt empty. The Madrid team plans to reserve this legendary shirt for a new star in attack.

Mbappe will wear the number 9 shirt that made Ronaldo famous at Real Madrid

The number 9 shirt at Real Madrid once belonged to famous icons such as Alfredo Di Stefano, Ivan Zamorano, Ronaldo (Brazil), Cristiano Ronaldo and most recently Karim Benzema. It can be said that Mbappe absolutely deserves to inherit the shirt of the great stars of the past.

Mbappe wearing the number 9 shirt can predict the French player’s playing position in the Real Madrid squad next season. Specifically, coach Carlo Ancelotti will position Mbappe to play highest in the attack while Vinicius plays the striker on the left, Rodrygo on the right. In the case of using a two-striker formation, Ancelotti will pair Mbappe with Vinicius.

According to the plan, Mbappe will be introduced at Real Madrid before the player leaves for EURO 2024 with the French national team. At the Spanish team, Mbappe accepts a salary of 15 to 20 million euros per year, much lower than at PSG (32 million euros per year).