The PSG star wants to switch from his usual number 7 at the club to Luka Modric’s number 10 when he moves to the Santiago Bernabeu, although he is still undecided about his future.
Kylian Mbappe, who is still uncertain about his future, has begun making decisions regarding a move to Real Madrid next summer. According to a source on El Nacional, Mbappe has informed Real Madrid that he wants to use the number 10 shirt from June next year.
However, Mbappe is willing to wait until Modric leaves the club, unless the Croatian star renews his contract at Real Madrid, the young French talent will publicly wear this shirt number.
In fact, Mbappe once expressed his satisfaction if using the number 9 shirt of the Royal Spanish team, because this number is still empty, since striker Karim Benzema left the club to go to Al Ittihad . And the reason Mbappe does not intend to keep the number 7 shirt when moving to Real Madrid is because he does not want to be burdened with the new Ronaldo.
The Real Madrid sponsor is also pushing Mbappe to use the number 10 shirt and wants the number 9 to be given to Endrick, who will join the club from next summer.
The young French striker wants to wear the number 10 shirt at Real Madrid like the number on the national team. Photo: GETTY.
Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has revealed that they are trying to sell Kylian Mbappe this summer if he does not renew his contract. The French star has only the last 12 months left at PSG and does not hesitate to speak out that he will not extend for another year at the Parc des Princes.
Therefore, PSG is very angry with Mbappe’s decision and does not want to lose money to compensate the striker next summer. At the same time, the big team in Paris wants to recover the amount of 180 million euros that they once paid to recruit him from AS Monaco.
The head of the Ligue 1 champions told Le Parisien: “We want Mbappe to stay, and cannot let him go for free. That is our agreement and Mbappe has publicly admitted it. That was in an interview. So we don’t necessarily have to argue. I was really shocked to hear that Mbappe intends to leave for free.”
PSG issued an ultimatum to Mbappe not to become a free agent next summer, or to leave now. Photo: GETTY.
President Nasser Al-Khelaifi also added: “PSG feels very disappointed because Kylian Mbappe is a great guy, a polite man choose to behave like that.
And with Mbappe’s thought of leaving for free and then undermining France’s biggest team, that’s not how he should choose and should do it. When I received this information, I was really shocked and disappointed. Mbappe will stay at PSG for another year, or have to leave now.”
PSG believe Kylian Mbappe has an agreement with Real Madrid and hope the Spanish team will make the move this summer. But also because the fee that PSG offered was too large, up to 180 million euros, made Los Blancos hesitant and willing to wait to sign a contract after Mbappe became a free agent.
