Kylian Mbappé will play with number 9, his new employer Real Madrid officially announced on Wednesday. The Champions League winner also announced that the French star player will be officially presented on Tuesday 16 July at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Mbappé will be received next Tuesday by president Florentino Pérez, who will give him a tour of the stadium. The Royal. Afterwards, the attacker, who lost 2-1 to Spain with France in the semi-final of the European Championship, will give his first press conference as a Real Madrid player.

Transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano reported on Wednesday that Mbappé never insisted on the number 10 shirt at Real Madrid. The Frenchman did this out of respect for Luka Modric, who wore that number for years and recently said goodbye to the Madrilenians after a glittering period.

Federico Valverde takes over the number 8 shirt from Toni Kroos. The German playmaker said goodbye to Real Madrid after winning the Champions League and after ten years of loyal service. Kroos was eliminated by Spain in the quarter finals with Germany and played his last minutes as a professional footballer in that match.

Arda Güler, who made a splash with Turkey at EURO 2024, is assigned number 15. The Turkish top talent had to make do with number 24 last season. Eduardo Camavinga is 'promoted', because the midfielder goes from 12 to number 6.

Preparation

During the tour of the United States, Real Madrid will play against AC Milan (1 August), FC Barcelona (4 August) and Chelsea (7 August). A week later, on 14 August, the duel with Atalanta for the European Super Cup will follow.

The new LaLiga season for the reigning Spanish champions begins on August 18 with an away match against Real Mallorca. A week later, Mbappé will be seen in front of the home crowd for the first time when Real Valladolid visits the Santiago Bernabéu.

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