Real Madrid fans are eagerly waiting to see the club announce the signing of Kylian Mbappe After years and years of waiting, Real Madrid were finally able to announce that the French star has become a Madridista tonight, with the striker set to join the club on a free after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires.
While the announcement was made yesterday, the official presentation will likely take place next month, after the 2024 European Championship.
Ahead of the long-awaited announcement, RMC Sport has provided details on the shirt number Mbappe will wear at Real Madrid.
In the past, it was rumored that the French star would be given the number 10 shirt, but with Luka Modric still at the club that seems unlikely.
The network added that Perez chose Mbappe’s number and decided to give him the No. 9 shirt at Real Madrid, a shirt that has remained vacant since the departure of his compatriot Karim Benzema last year.
However, the report states that the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner is likely to only wear the number 9 shirt in his first season and will change to a different kit in the future.
Perez told Mbappe that his role model, Cristiano, did the same thing in his first season with Real Madrid, and he hoped that Mbappe would follow in Cristiano’s footsteps at Real Madrid.
With Modric expected to step down in 2025, the No.10 could become available for Mbappe to take over.
According to the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, the date of the first appearance of the star Kylian Mbappe in the Real Madrid shirt in the European Super Cup, where the Royal Club will meet its Italian counterpart Atalanta in the European Super Championship on August 14 at the “Warsaw” National Stadium.
The newspaper added that if the French national team qualifies for at least the Euro semi-finals, this means that he will not be with Real Madrid in the camp. Real Madrid revealed its contract with Mbappe for the next 5 seasons, until June 2029, and he is scheduled to receive a signing fee worth (150 million euros). ) distributed over the course of his contract.
