Real have bought only two players in the new season – Kylian Mbappe, Ndrik also make his debut at Real Madrid on the same day as Mbappe?one of the greatest players of all time, and Brazil’s Ndric, another star of the future. Brazil’s 18-year-old striker Ndrik’s debut is not much talked about. But when will the debut of the French star Mbappe in Real, it is now a big question in the world of football.
If everything goes well, Mbappe’s debut in Real’s jersey could be tomorrow. Real will start the new season tomorrow with a match against Atalanta in the European Super Cup. Mbappe can enter the field as a substitute in this match. Endrik may make his debut in Real Madrid’s jersey in the same match. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti has kept both in the squad for the European Super Cup match.
Can Endrik overcome the curse of Real’s number 16 jersey?
Goal – Success for Real Madrid. Obstacles – No. 16 jersey.
Spanish media outlet AS pointed to his jersey number as an indication of what could be a major obstacle to Endrik’s success for Real. They labeled this jersey as ‘cursed’.
Before we get into the curse of the number 16 jersey, let’s take a look at Endrik’s history of getting the jersey. The 18-year-old footballer has been spotted wearing the number 9 jersey for Brazil. His jersey number was 9 at Palmerais as well. It was thought that Endrik is going to get this jersey in Real. But the number 9 jersey was handed over to Kylian Mbappe.
Ndrik also make his debut at Real Madrid on the same day as Mbappe
In the beginning, Mbappe was rumored to get the number 10 jersey. But when Real renewed his contract with Luka Modric, the jersey remained his. In addition, Mbappe did not claim this jersey out of respect for Modric. That’s why Endrik had to choose a different jersey. In the end, this striker was given the number 16 jersey. Endrik once played in this jersey at Palmerais.
In Real, however, the history of this jersey is not very rich. Over the past decade, no one has done anything more telling than Mateo Kovacic in this jersey. But Kovacic was not a regular in Real’s XI. So this jersey of Real is being identified as ‘cursed’.Did Ndrik also make his debut at Real Madrid on the same day as Mbappe?
Looking back at this jersey over the past decade,
Lucas Silva wore this jersey for Real in 2014. Who managed to play only 424 minutes in total. After Silva, Kovacic has been playing in this jersey for two seasons. Although not a regular in the XI, he played 1,414 minutes in 34 matches in the first season and 2,155 minutes in 39 matches in the second season.
Kovacic has never been at his best at Real despite getting relatively more playing time. After Kovacic took a break for two seasons, the burden of this jersey fell on the shoulders of James Rodriguez. One of the best footballers in the history of Colombia is not free from the curse of the number 16 jersey. He played just 728 minutes in 14 matches in this jersey before moving to Everton. Then Borha Mayoral got the responsibility of this jersey. He played just 21 minutes before moving to AS Roma.