Cristiano Ronaldo also changed his shirt number early into his Madrid career. Like Mbappe, the Portugal international wore the No 9 after joining the club from Manchester United in the summer of 2009. He inherited Raul’s No 7 shirt from the 2010/11 season onwards.

Real Madrid’s iconic number nine jersey – previously worn by legends such as Ronaldo Nazario, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Davor Suker and many others – was donned by Kylian Mbappe last

Real Madrid’s squad overhaul continues to make headlines, and the latest development involves one of the most symbolic decisions in football: who will wear the legendary No. 10 jersey after Luka Modric’s departure to AC Milan.