LaLiga: Player to wear Kylian Mbappe's No.9 shirt at Real Madrid revealed

LaLiga: Player to wear Kylian Mbappe's No.9 shirt at Real Madrid revealed

Real Madrid youngster, Endrick will wear Kylian Mbappe's no.9 shirt from next season.
AS reports that the club are set to offer Mbappe the club's No. 10 jersey previously won by Luka Modric.

Modric has announced his decision to depart the Spanish giants this summer.

Mbappe's No. 9 jersey will be handed over to Brazilian striker, Endrick.

Mbappe will be working under a new manager, Xabi Alonso as Carlo Ancelotti bade goodbye to the Spain capital city side and now the coach of the national team of Brazil.

Real Madrid feel that the No. 10 jersey would better suit the image and marketability of Mbappe as a global brand.

The former Paris Saint-Germain star performed brilliantly with the No. 9 this season.

Mbappe wears the no.10 shirt for his national team and also used same while at Paris Saint-Germain.

There were stories that he wanted to request for the shirt during his contract agreement with Real Madrid but had bury the idea due to respect for Modric.

Mbappe was the highest goal scorer in LaLiga last season, winning the Pichichhi award with 31 goals in 34 games.

He also won the European Golden boot with 42 goals in 55 games across competitions for Los Blancos.

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