HISTORICAL NUMBERS WITHOUT OWNER
Barça and Real Madrid, before an unprecedented event in 2023/2024
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid closed the summer transfer market with several operations, but this season they are facing an unprecedented event in the history of both clubs
The market of signings estival finished does some days and are many the conclusions that have gone producing with the happen of the days. The two 'big' of Spain, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, in different conditions, did a lot of esfuerzoa to reinforce his respective staff and, of some way, cover the needs that had Xavi Hernández and Carlo Anclotti of face to the season 2023-2024.
Meanwhile, it has produced a historical fact for both teams: For the first time in the history, the Barça will contest a course without having a '10', whereas the White House will do it without a '9'. Two of the dorsal more emblematic for both teams have remained without owner until, at least, January of 2024 when it go back to to brir the market of signings.
Ansu Fati Left the '10' orphan
The Catalan entity completed, of unexpected way, the cession of Ansu Fati in the straight final of the window of transfers. Although Xavi Hernández had he like alternative for his forward, andl player insisted in doing his cases to add minutes and opportunities out of house. It has been the hardest decision of his career, but also the bravest to try reconducir his course in the football. It wants to feel important and knew that it did not go it to achieve in the Barça.
It was thus that the option of the Brighton of Roberto Of Zerbi presented like the ideal alternative. A project with a lot of young talents and a trainer that promised him that it would be important. It did not doubt in leaving , but in the interín left his dorsal, the 10 that had inherited of Lionel Messi when it left in 2021, totally orphan. Ninngún Mate neither new signing did with the number and the Barça will not have this dorsal into use at least until January.
Karim Benzema left without owner to the '9'
By his part, with the exit of Karim Benzema with destination to Saudi Arabia, the Real Madrid did not move more than the account to achieve the contracting of a '9' to reinforce his staff. During all the summer kept present the possibility that Kylian Mbappé recalara in the club to adopt the dorsal and turn into the new leader madridista, but finish remaining in the Paris Saint-Germain a year more. For the group merengue supposes the first time in the history that this occurs.
