How Kylian Mbappé will follow Karim Benzema's footsteps at Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappé's move to Real Madrid seems almost confirmed after reports of him leaving PSG at the end of the season. Mbappé has reportedly started negotiating with Real Madrid, and the move could be official as soon as both PSG and Real Madrid cannot face each other in the Champions League this season. Mbappé's move to the Spanish giants seems similar to another French striker who joined Real Madrid at a young age. Karim Benzema joined Real Madrid from Lyon and became a legend at the club.

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In 2009, Benzema joined Real Madrid on a six-year contract, and since then, he won many titles and scored many goals. This is the expectation for Mbappé from Real Madrid, and the young French star could surpass other greats due to his talent. Now Mbappé could follow in Benzema's footsteps if he were to join Real Madrid this summer. Diario AS reports that Kylian Mbappé will wear the number 9 shirt at Real Madrid like Benzema. The club currently doesn't have a player wearing the number 9 shirt this season after the departure of Benzema last summer.

Many reports in the past suggested that Mbappé was set to wear the number 10 shirt, and Endrick, the signing that will arrive in the summer, will wear the number 9 shirt. This new report suggests that Mbappé will wear the number 9, which could potentially hint that Luka Modric might stay at the club a little longer. Modric currently wears the number 10 shirt, and if he were to leave at the end of the season, then that number could be an option for Mbappé to choose from. Mbappé wears the number 7 shirt at PSG, but at Real Madrid, Vinicius Jr wears that number.

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Mbappé wants to be presented by Real Madrid before the Euros

Diario AS reports that Kylian Mbappé wants Real Madrid to present him before the Euros. He wants to go to the Euros and the Olympic Games calmly, without press conferences turning into monologues about his future.