Is Kylian Mbappe set to honour his idol? Eyes iconic jersey number at Real Madrid

The 25-year-old winger has signed a contract for five years and as per the reports his signing worth is worth €15 million ($16.4 million) a year after taxes.

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Will Kylian Mbappe wear his idol's jersey number in Real Madrid?

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Kylian Mbappe has officially been signed for Real Madrid, as the announcement of his was confirmed on Monday night, by the current UEFA Champions League winner. The French footballer is currently away for the UEFA Euro 2024 for the nation and will be officially presented once his contract expires in June 2024. Both parties agreed to their terms and the deal was signed a few days back. As per the reports on Monday afternoon, the signing was to be declared on the very same day and it happened as well. 

The reigning La Liga champions will not be paying any kind of transfer fee to the footballer's former club Paris Saint-Germain as on 30th June 2024 he will be a free player and officially will be presented soon after that in front of the Santiago Bernabeu club. After a collapse in the 2022/23 season, the club was well aware of his contract expiration and decided to sign him in the upcoming transfer window for free. 

The 25-year-old winger has signed a contract for five years and as per the reports his signing worth is worth €15 million ($16.4 million) a year after taxes and he will also receive a €150 million ($164 million) signing bonus. The footballer even posted some of his childhood pictures when he visited the club and met Cristiano Ronaldo

Mbappe to wear his idol's jersey

As per the reports by Fabrizio Romano, Mbappe will be taking up the No.9 Shirt in the upcoming season. However, he prefers to wear No.7 and No.10, as he used to wear the former number in PSG and the latter one he wears for France. The Les Blues captain will be picking up an iconic jersey as, it was dawned by Ronaldo while he signed for the club back in 2009/10.

He has been a role model for the French footballer since his young footballing days. He also will be hoping to get his once wore idol's jersey at his dream club and win some more trophies with the Spanish Giants as one trophy is missing which is the UCL and he would like to win the most prestigious trophy with the club in the upcoming seasons. 

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