By Miguel Rapetti
03 Jun 2024, 22:41 PM EDT
The new Real Madrid footballer, Kylian Mbappé, would be willing to inherit the mythical number “9” that fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema had left behind the previous season before leaving for Al-Ittihad of the Saudi Pro League.
Although Mbappé is usually used to wearing the number “7” in clubs, while he uses “10” in the French national team, both numbers are currently occupied under the Real Madrid squad.
The first, number 7, was part of Cristiano Ronaldo for many years during his stay at Real Madrid and for a couple of seasons it has been hosted by the Brazilian Vinícius Jr., one of the most unbalanced and important players the team has. .
For its part, number 10 has also been in the possession of Croatian Luka Modric for several years and although at first it seemed that this would be the number that Mbappé would use at Real Madrid, with the confirmation of the midfielder’s stay for next season, the Galo attacker must wait at least one more year to be able to show it off dressed in White.
It seems unlikely that other numbers available in the squad such as 16 or 15, which will be left by Fede Valverde to start using the 8 of the retired Toni Kroos, will be taken by Mbappé who sees in 9 an opportunity to shine for the first time said number in his career.
In fact, it is so new to see Mbappé with the number 9 on his back that he has only been able to wear it once during his entire professional career; It happened on February 1, 2017, when he was playing for Monaco, where he used it in the French Cup during a match against FC Chambly Oise, changing his usual 29 that identified him as the youth team member.
On the other hand, with the lower categories of France he wore the “13” and “11” while with the senior team he wore the “20” and “12” in the 2016-2017 season before, in the following season, becoming the owner of the “10” with which he was crowned World Champion in Russia 2018.
It is expected that the stamp with Mbappé’s number 9 will be revealed during his official presentation with Real Madrid, which is expected to occur after the Euro 2024 Championship in Germany.
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