Real Madrid hand Kylian Mbappe iconic new shirt number following legend’s exit

Kylian Mbappe will don an iconic new shirt number for Real Madrid following the departure of one of the club’s all-time greats, The Independent reported.

The 26-year-old French forward wore the number nine shirt in his debut season after arriving from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer last summer.

But like Cristiano Ronaldo in 2010, it’s taken only one year for Mbappe to ditch the nine as he takes up the number he has become accustomed to wearing for the French national team.

The club announced on Tuesday that he would follow Real Madrid greats Ferenc Puskas, Clarence Seedorf and Luis Figo by wearing the iconic number 10 jersey at the Santiago Bernabeu, according to The Independent.