Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid: why the Spanish club cannot sell jerseys flocked with the Frenchman's name before July 1

Mbappé appartient encore au PSG jusqu'au 30 juin. EPA – MOHAMMED BADRA

Madrid fans will have to wait a little: Real Madrid, which has just unveiled its new tunic for next season, declared that it would not be able to sell jerseys flocked in the name of its new star Kylian Mbappé before the 1st July.

Although it announced the signing of the captain of the France team for five years on Monday, the Spanish giant cannot market its image for the moment , Mbappé still being on his contract with PSG until June 30.

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"We cannot print jerseys with the name of a player who belongs to another club", summarized Real Madrid. It is therefore impossible this Wednesday to have Real's new white tunic officially printed in the name of the French striker online or in stores, even if several supporters were seen with "Mbappé 9&quot jerseys. ; in the streets of the Spanish capital for several weeks.

First number 9 then 10

Attached to numbers 7 and 10, which he wore respectively with Paris and with the Blues, Kylian Mbappé should initially wear the 9 left vacant by Karim Benzema, before taking over the 10 from Luka Modric, 38 years old, who must formalize his extension for a final season in the coming days.

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The Merengue club will also have to wait a few weeks to use the image of Mbappé, one of the most popular players on the planet, in its new "megastore& quot; located in front of the renovated and modernized Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

Real expects to amortize this free but expensive transfer (salary estimated at 15 million euros net per season and signing bonus greater than 100 million) thanks to the various economic benefits brought by the French player (sponsorship contracts, sale of jerseys, ticketing, etc.).

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Mbappé, a widely followed personality on social networks with 117 million subscribers on Instagram and almost 14 million on influential people in the world from Times Magazine with Lionel Messi.