Real Madrid’s management has decided to give Luka Modric’s number 10 shirt to another star, after the Croatian star moved to Milan at the end of last season.
According to the newspaper “AS,” Real Madrid’s management decided to give this number to Kylian Mbappé. This is a purely economic decision, unrelated to sporting factors, such as the Frenchman being the current star at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Florentino Pérez’s management believes that Mbappé’s number 10 shirt will sell well and generate huge economic profits, similar to what happened when Lamine Yamal received the number 10 shirt at Barcelona, which sold more than 70,000 units in 144 countries around the world in just 24 hours.
Real Madrid is banking on its overwhelming popularity and the fact that Mbappé also has a large following around the world. This is why the decision was made to give the 25-year-old the shirt, even though he did not request a change from the number 9 he wore last season.
Turkish newspapers had rumors that Arda Güler was the most likely to take Modric’s number, especially since the Croatian international gave him his shirt in his final appearance for Real Madrid, indicating his desire to succeed him not only in midfield but also in his famous number.
Despite AS’s assertions that giving Mbappé this number has no sporting significance, other newspapers indicate that it is a message specifically to Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham that they are following in behind Mbappé, who represents the cornerstone of Real Madrid’s project in the coming years.
