No iconic no. 7 for Mbappe at Real Madrid

With Kylian Mbappe saga to Real Madrid is coming close to realty, things might not be going in the striker’s favour as like they were a couple of year ago when Los Blancos made the second attempt to sign him.

We already knew that the French international is reportedly agree on taking a salary cut to play for the iconic club and now he might not be wearing his preferred no. 7, worn by his idol Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, at least from the first season.

The reason is that the number is already taken by Vinicius Jr., who also idolize Ronaldo, and currently doing exceptionally well since taking the shirt number after Hazad’s departure in 2023.

And we won’t expect he would let the number 7 go that easy.

For Mbappe, they are number of options available, like the No. 9, that too worn by Cristiano in his early days at Madrid. The number is also previously worn by legends such as Alfredo Di Stefano and Ronaldo Nazario.

It is the one that is free right now, although everything suggests that it could fall into the hands of the incoming Brazilian wonderkid Endrick, who will be working under Carlo Ancelotti next season once he turns 18.

The other number Mbappe could be destined with would be the No.10 shirt, which currently belongs to Luka Modric.

The Croatian’s contract expires at the end of the season and it is very likely that he will not renew. It is, therefore, a feasible option as it is also the number that the striker wears in the French national team and one that he is on record in saying he likes: “I wanted it. It was free and there was no one around,” Mbappe said. “I took it and I play with it.

Mbappe has worn more numbers throughout his career and took the No.29 at Monaco. He chose it because it was the day in December when his brother Ethan was born and kept that number at PSG until the No. 7 became vacant.

He also took the No.10, but that same summer he left for PSG. When he began his career in the Monegasque outfit in the 2015-16 season, he wore ’33’ on his back, but it seems ’29’ may be his favorite digit to go to if No.7 is not available.