Real Madrid witnessed an unprecedented milestone in the club’s history after deciding not to recruit superstar Kylian Mbappe from PSG this summer.

In the last summer transfer window, Mbappe – PSG – Real Madrid are 3 names that have caused the press to spend a lot of ink. Fans have dreamed of the prospect of the French striker wearing a Los Blancos shirt after he was fined by PSG for the whole season.

The departure of Benzema and the injury of Vinicius made the need to buy Mbappe more necessary than ever, but Real still said no. Mbappe and PSG also later reconciled and no deal took place.

The determination not to recruit Mbappe or any striker at the last minute created an unprecedented milestone in the history of Los Blancos. Accordingly, for the first time in history, Real Madrid will enter the season without a player wearing the number 9 shirt.

The number once owned by legends such as Ronaldo de Lima, Fernando Morientes, Davor Suker, Butragueno, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema was said to be kept empty waiting for Mbappe to arrive. But now the French striker has not arrived and this legendary shirt number will continue to be ownerless.

Although they did not recruit Mbappe, Real Madrid is probably not too worried about the attack. Because they own a terrible goal-scoring machine even though that striker is not Jude Bellingham.

The 103 million Euro rookie proved to be worth every penny when he scored 5 goals in his first 4 matches for Real Madrid. In the most recent round, Bellingham shined with a goal in injury time to help the home team win 2-1 against Getafe, thereby staying at the top of La Liga with a record of 4 wins.

Besides, secondary striker Joselu also contributed positively with 1 goal and 1 assist after 4 appearances. His shining performance with Bellingham has been helping Real Madrid fans ease their nostalgia for Benzema and Vinicius.