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Considering his arrival at Real Madrid for granted, the Spanish press is wondering about the number that Kylian Mbappé will wear with the Merengue.
It is now a certainty even if the formalization would have to wait several more weeks and even probably several months: Kylian Mbappé leaving PSG at the end of the season. At the end of his contract next June, the French world champion informed his management last week and the Parisian leaders, Nasser AlKhelaïfi in the lead, have made up their minds, already looking towards the summer transfer window.
Once his departure is recorded, his destination is in little doubt. If no agreement has yet been reached with Madrid leaders, Kylian Mbappé will join Real Madrid. His signature is considered acquired and the question is no longer whether the Bondynois will actually commit to the Merengue club but when his arrival will be made official.
No. 29 like in Paris or Monaco?
Other questions arise while waiting for the fateful announcement. One of them concerns the number that Kylian Mbappé will wear at Real Madrid. Accustomed to wearing the 7 at PSG, which he had recovered after the departure of Lucas Moura while he had inherited the 29 on his arrival, the former Monegasque will hardly be able to claim the number that Cristiano Ronaldo wore in his time. It is now the property of Vinicius and the Brazilian would inevitably have a hard time having to cede it to the Frenchman, according to AS.
No. 10, which he has worn with the French team since 2018 after starting with number 12, is also taken since it is Luka Modric who has worn it for many years. But the future of the Croatian playmaker, at the end of his contract and being courted by Saudi Arabia, is uncertain to say the least and a departure of the former Spur would undoubtedly settle the question.
If the 2018 Ballon d’Or were to win again with the Merengue, Kylian Mbappé’s choice could fall on No. 9, left free since the departure of Karim Benzema last summer. Unless he prefers to recover number 29, which corresponds to the day of birth of his little brother Ethan and with which he started in Monaco before doing the same in Paris.
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