Real Madrid and Bayern Munich face off this Saturday (starting at 7:00 am in Peru) in the first preseason match of the merengue club for the International Champions Cup. The match has generated various expectations for how the team will perform under the orders of Zinedine Zidane, but Eden Hazard promises to steal all the attention not only for his enormous talent.
The number that the Belgian will wear has surprised more than one. For the match against the German club, in the official Real Madrid app, the player appears with the number '50', since '10' is worn by Luka Modric, '14' is owned by Casemiro, and '11' still belongs to Gareth Bale. Those are the numbers that the Belgian has used in his career, but for now, he cannot wear them.
Eden Hazard will wear '50' during Real Madrid's preseason. (Photo: Marca)
At least, these are the numbers that have been officially confirmed for the preseason. It is known that the squad is not yet defined and some players will leave the club, either sold or loaned, in order to not only free up spots, but also jerseys that have had an owner for several seasons.
On the other hand, Courtois will leave the '25' and use the '13', as can be seen in the official club store. Meanwhile, Mendy will wear the '23', Luka Jovic will wear the number '18', and Rodrygo will wear the '27'. The number that everyone has in mind and that currently has an owner is the '7' of Mariano. His future will decide many things.
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