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Mbappe is Real Madrid’s new ‘number 10’
Kylian Mbappe or Arda Gul – who will wear the jersey? Real Madrid fans were waiting for the answer to this question. The Madrid club announced it on their social media handle last night. A picture of Real’s number 10 jersey hanging in the dressing room was posted. The name written on the white jersey is – Mbappe. Gul gave a ‘like’ to this post.
Mbappe is Real Madrid’s new ‘number 10’
Another picture was posted from Real’s Instagram handle last night, which Mbappe also posted on his Instagram handle at about the same time. Mbappe standing with his hands raised wearing the club’s number 10 jersey – Luka Modric commented on the French star’s post with a fire emoji. The Croatian legend believes that Mbappe will become as irresistible as fire on the field wearing Real’s number 10 jersey. This Real jersey has been adorned on Modric for seven seasons. After the Club World Cup, he changed his address and signed for AC Milan, leaving Real Madrid’s number 10 jersey vacant for the first time since 2017. The question arose as Modric changed his address, who will get the number 10 jersey from him? Real Madrid has now revealed the answer. Mbappe will be Real’s new number 10 from the 2025-26 season. Leaving the number 9 jersey, he is now number 10. Mbappe’s personal feelings are also involved with the jersey. In a scene in the comic book he published about his life, it can be seen that a very young Mbappe received Real Madrid’s number 10 jersey as a Christmas gift. Mbappe explained that he was getting Real Madrid’s number 10 jersey in a post on his X handle a week ago. This was officially confirmed by Real Madrid yesterday. Mbappe’s jersey number has also been updated on the club’s website. Real Madrid will start selling Mbappe’s number 10 jersey today.
Mbappe also won the Pichichi and Golden Shoe awards last season, scoring 44 goals in 59 matches in all competitions. Before the start of the new season and due to the departure of Modric, the number 10 jersey also became vacant, so Real awarded Mbappe by handing it over to him. Mbappe has also worn the number 10 jersey of the French national team for many years. He wore the number 7 jersey at PSG. Mbappe gave up the number 9 jersey, which is now vacant. Spanish media outlet ‘Marca’ reported that three people are in the race to get the number 9 jersey of Real Madrid – Franco Mastantuono, Gonzalo Garcia and Endric.
Real Madrid’s number 10 jersey has a different weight. This jersey has been worn by legendary players of the club. Raymond Kopa, Ferenc Puskas, Gyorgy Hazy, Michael Laudrup, Luis Figo, Clarence Seedorf, Mesut Ozil have all worn this jersey. Mbappe last played in club football with AS Monaco wearing the number 10 jersey. He wore the number 29 jersey in his first season at PSG. He then wore the number 17 and 7 jerseys. Before Mbappe, the last French player to wear the number 10 jersey at Real was former defensive midfielder Lassana Diarra.
