Kylian Mbappe is set to be handed the iconic number 10 shirt at Real Madrid should he join the Spanish giants in the summer.
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Mbappe may be given No. 10Luka Modric current owner Vinicius Junior has No. 7 WHAT HAPPENED?
Mbappe will not take his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo's, famous No. 7 shirt unless Vinicius Junior leaves or decides he wants to change squad number, according to The Brazilian has the shirt number currently and may be unwilling to give it up. However, given Luka Modric is set to leave at the end of the season, the number 10 will be free for Mbappe.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Whether Mbappe is particularly fussed by shirt numbers or not remains to be seen. If he cannot face not having the shirt of his choice, albeit unlikely, and he chooses to move elsewhere he may have his options limited. He has been linked with a speculative move to Arsenal in order to follow in Thierry Henry's footsteps – but Eddie Nketiah occupies the No. 14 so we reach yet another shirt number dilemma.
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Mbappe has used the No. 10 shirt previously. He wore it as he starred for France in the 2022 World Cup, scoring a hat-trick in the final.
Getty ImagesWHAT NEXT FOR MBAPPE?
It is not going to be a quiet few months for Mbappe as he winds his contract down at PSG. He may well have already decided his next club, but the footballing world waits on bated breath for official confirmation of where he will be playing his football next season. Mbappe, meanwhile is going to be aiming to lift Ligue 1 again and the Champions League for the first time in his final months in the French capital.