Kylian Mbappé will put on the No. 10 jersey at Real Madrid subsequent season, switching from the No. 9 he wore in his debut marketing campaign with the membership, a supply confirmed to ESPN.
The No. 10 is accessible following the exit of Luka Modric, who joined AC Milan following the tip of his 13-year keep on the Bernabeu.
Mbappé additionally wears No. 10 with the France nationwide group and a supply advised ESPN that it had at all times been the plan for him for him to take that quantity at Madrid as soon as it was obtainable. Mbappé, although, was ready to spend one other season with No. 9 if Modric had prolonged his contract for an additional 12 months, a supply added.
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Mbappé had a powerful particular person season with Madrid following his long-awaited transfer from Paris Saint-Germain final summer time.
The 26-year-old scored 31 targets in LaLiga to complete because the competitors’s prime scorer. He additionally eclipsed the 33 targets Cristiano Ronaldo scored in his debut Actual Madrid season throughout all competitions.
4 of these targets got here in finals: the 2-0 win over Atalanta within the UEFA Tremendous Cup, the 3-0 victory over Pachuca within the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, in addition to the defeats to Barcelona within the Copa del Rey and Spanish Supercopa.
Nevertheless, Mbappé nonetheless confronted criticism from some quarters as Madrid did not win a significant trophy — having additionally completed second behind Barcelona in LaLiga and dropping to Arsenal within the Champions League quarterfinals.
Mbappé struggled to make an influence on the just lately accomplished Membership World Cup in america after being hospitalised with acute gastroenteritis that stored him out of motion within the group stage.
Whereas he returned within the knockout rounds, Madrid’s participation was ended with a chastening 4-0 loss to Mbappé’s former membership PSG within the semifinals.