{"id":154289,"date":"2024-02-21T15:49:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/21\/kylian-mbappe-potential-shirt-numbers-at-real-madrid\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:49:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:49:22","slug":"kylian-mbappe-potential-shirt-numbers-at-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/21\/kylian-mbappe-potential-shirt-numbers-at-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbappe potential shirt numbers at Real Madrid \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u201cIn my team, the numbers go from one to 11,\u201d Real Madrid president Florentino Perez told Zinedine Zidane after he signed for the Spanish behemoths in 2001. \u201cThere are no 35 or 40 on the jerseys!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zidane was happy to accept the lowest available number, making five such an iconic figure in Madrid\u2019s history that Jude Bellingham rang up Jesus Vallejo to ask for the digit when he moved to Spain\u2019s capital two decades later.<\/p>\n<p>Kylian Mbappe, the heir to Zidane\u2019s throne at the summit of French football, is poised to begin his own negotiations for squad numbers after\u00a0finally agreeing\u00a0a long-awaited deal with Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the options available to Mbappe. Although, Perez \u2013 as ever \u2013 will have the final say.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"_7q0w9d2s1\">Kylian Mbappe shirt number history<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hq3eg60rewyysr4k7r.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kylian Mbappe\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Kylian Mbappe wears the number ten for France \/ BSR Agency\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p>When Mbappe made his professional debut as a scrawny 16-year-old in December 2015 \u2013 breaking Thierry Henry\u2019s record as Monaco\u2019s youngest-ever player \u2013 he replaced former\u00a0Real Madrid\u00a0full-back Fabio Coentrao while drowning in a billowing shirt with\u00a0<strong>33<\/strong>\u00a0on the back.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe made his first European appearance later that month in a 4-1 Europa League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur wearing\u00a0<strong>39<\/strong>. The teenager was limited to just two league starts in his debut campaign but announced himself to the rest of Europe during the 2016\/17 season.<\/p>\n<p>Promoted to number\u00a0<strong>29<\/strong>, Mbappe directly contributed to 31 goals as Monaco won Ligue 1 and charged to the Champions League semi-finals. The precocious 18-year-old kept that squad number when he moved to PSG in the summer of 2017 before becoming the team\u2019s\u00a0<strong>7<\/strong>\u00a0in his second season once Lucas Moura had joined Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>The Coupe de France \u2013 the nation\u2019s primary cup competition \u2013 demands every starter to wear one to 11 regardless of their existing squad numbers. Perez would approve. While adhering to this tradition, Mbappe has donned the numbers\u00a0<strong>9<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At international level, Mbappe made his debut for the senior French side in the number\u00a0<strong>12<\/strong>\u00a0shirt that Henry wore for Les Bleus with such distinction. Mbappe has also turned out in the number\u00a0<strong>20<\/strong>\u00a0but went to the 2018 World Cup as the team\u2019s\u00a0<strong>10<\/strong>. The jet-heeled forward has filled Zidane\u2019s shirt admirably in the subsequent years and became France\u2019s captain after leading his nation to a second successive\u00a0World Cup\u00a0final in 2022.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"_xlalduflz\">Real Madrid available shirt numbers<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hq3ehvfkz8jn0ejvef.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Luka Modric\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Luka Modric\u2019s number ten shirt could be available this summer \/ Fran Santiago\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p>Sticking strictly to Perez\u2019s principles, Real Madrid\u2019s first 11 squad numbers are already occupied.<\/p>\n<p>The lowest digit currently available to Mbappe would be\u00a0<strong>16<\/strong>. Previous Madrid forwards such as Jorge Valdano and Emilio Butragueno have (briefly) worn that shirt in the past but it would be an odd fit for Mbappe \u2013 especially as 16 is the number worn by all second-choice goalkeepers in his native France.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, Mbappe could inherit the number of an outgoing player. Vinicius Junior assumed possession of\u00a0Madrid\u2019s sacred seven shirt\u00a0last summer and surely won\u2019t be asked to give up the digit upon Mbappe\u2019s arrival. Instead, PSG\u2019s all-time top scorer may take on Luka Modric\u2019s number\u00a0<strong>10<\/strong>\u00a0if the 38-year-old does leave the club when his contract expires in June.<\/p>\n<p>Carlo Ancelotti has\u00a0discussed Modric\u2019s future\u00a0with the player but has been unwilling to divulge any details to the press. Modric\u2019s lack of game time hints at his potential departure but the enduring influence of Toni Kroos suggests that his number\u00a0<strong>8<\/strong>\u00a0will not be available.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIn my team, the numbers go from one to 11,\u201d Real Madrid president Florentino Perez told Zinedine Zidane after he signed for the Spanish behemoths in 2001. \u201cThere are no 35 or 40 on the jerseys!\u201d Zidane was happy to accept the lowest available number, making five such an iconic figure in Madrid\u2019s history that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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