Kylian Mbappe had a Real Madrid star's shirt number lined up in case he decided to join the Spanish giants.The French superstar footballer is believed to have signed a contract extension at Paris St Germain after months of turbulent contract talks and rumours as question marks still lingered over his future.
The shock decision is said to have been made today, with the wonderkid thought to be on the cusp of joining Los Blancos this week.It has now been revealed, according to French news website Foot Mercato, that Luka Modric was prepared to give up his number 10 shirt for Mbappe.
The striker currently wears number seven for the recently crowned French champions but typically wears number 10 for his country.
Modric, who has been at Real Madrid for a decade, was willing to hand over his shirt to Mbappe is set to announce his renewal, believed to be a three-year contract, this weekend.
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