Kylian Mbappé switching to No. 10 jersey at Real Madrid – source

Kylian Mbappé will wear jersey n ° 10 to Real Madrid next season, going from n ° 9 that he wore during his first campaign with the club, a source confirmed in ESPN.

N ° 10 is available after the release of Luka Modric, who joined AC Milan after the end of his 13 -year stay in Bernabeu.

Mbappé also bears n ° 10 with the French national team and a source told ESPN that it was always the plan for him to take this issue in Madrid once available. Mbappé, however, was ready to spend another season with number 9 if Modric had extended his contract for another year, added a source.

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Mbappé had an impressive individual season with Madrid after his long-awaited move from Paris Saint-Germain last summer.

The 26 -year -old scored 31 goals in Laliga to finish as the top scorer in the competition. He also overshadowed the 33 goals that Cristiano Ronaldo scored in his first season of Real Madrid in all competitions.

Four of these goals came to the final: the 2-0 victory against Atalanta in the Super Cup of UEFA, the 3-0 victory against Pachuca in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, as well as the defeats against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and the Spanish supercopa.

However, Mbappé has always been criticized in certain districts because Madrid failed to win a major trophy – after also finishing second behind Barcelona in Laliga and losing against Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

Mbappé had a hard time having an impact at the club World Cup recently completed in the United States after being hospitalized with an acute gastroenter which kept it out of the action in the group phase.

While returning to direct elimination towers, Madrid’s participation ended with a 4-0 defeat against the former Mbappé PSG club in the semi-finals.