Mbappe to wear jersey number 9 in his first season at Real Madrid

New Delhi, July 10: Spanish giants Real Madrid on Wednesday confirmed that the French superstar Kylian Mbappe will wear jersey number 9 in his first season with the Los Blancos.

Earlier in June, Real Madrid revealed the arrival of Mbappe in the club. The 25-year-old World Cup winner joined the Los Merengues after leaving Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

The French superstar will follow his idol Cristiano Ronaldo’s footsteps who also wore the jersey number 9 after joining the Whites in 2009. Currently, Brazilian attacker Vinicius Junior is wearing the legendary number 7 jersey for which Mbappe was given the number 9.

Earlier, Karim Benzema wore the number 9 jersey and set many records for the Los Blancos.

The 15-time UEFA Champions League (UCL) winner also confirmed that Camaving will wear jersey number 6 and Valverde will shift to jersey number 8 and Tchouameni will move to 14. Turkish youngster will wear the jersey with the number 15 on his back. Meanwhile, Spanish defender will wear the number 18.