New season and new dorsal for Kylian Mbappé in it Real Madrid. The French opted for number 9 for its premiere As a merengue player, but the departure of a club legend has opened the doors of the change for 2025/26. Mbappé will inherit Luka Modric's '10' after the march of Croatian to AC Milan. The midfielder has behaved this dorsal during the last eight seasons, in which he has finished consolidating himself as one of the greatest legends in the history of the club.
A '10' that in Real Madrid has not been historically as successful as the Remember '7' of Butragueño, Juanito, Raúl González or Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese, curiously, He also dressed the '9' in his first season In the club. Mbappé will also leave this dorsal behind, but with the '7 'In the hands of Vinicius Junior, he will not be able to emulate his idol as a Madrid player.
The heir to Luka Modric's number had two clear candidates since the Croatian exit was confirmed: The Karlian of the Kylian Mappé. Rumors around the Turk grew when Luka gave him the shirt of his last game. A gesture with which many thought that the last '10' of Real Madrid passed the witness to one of his 'protected' in the locker room.
As ESPN has reported, Mbappé will be chosen to relieve Modric. A decision with which the club will place one of the most media players in the world with a number that tend to bring the big stars. Bellingham '5', the '7' of Vinicius Junior and the '10' of Kylian Mbappé make up a trio of ideal numbers to further shoot income from merchandising of the club.
With the choice of '10', the French striker It will wear the same number at Real Madrid as in the French team. The world champion in 2018 made the decision after losing the final of Catar 2022 against Argentina. In his new adventure as '10' Real Madrid, Mbappé will try to continue Luka Modric's legacy with a number that in this century has also had as owners to Figo, Sneijder, Robinho, Lass Diarra, Ozil and James Rodríguez.
The '9', desert
MBAPPÉ DORSAL CHANGE leaves another one of the most weight t -shirts orphaned In the world of football. We talk about a '9' that was already deserted at Real Madrid in the 2023/24 seasonin which the merengue club conquered its thirteenth Champions League. After the Karim Benzema marchwho was its owner for 13 seasons, his compatriot Mbappé inherited the dorsal after a year of vacuum.
Now, the casting opens for the new '9' of Real Madrid. With the arrivals section waiting for a possible march of Vinicius Junior or Rodyrgo, Its new owner will leave the current squad. By position, Endrick and Gonzalo García They would be the main candidates to carry the shirt that one day defended the club's legends as Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo Nazario Hugo Sánchez.
