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Confirmed: Raúl Asencio's new number is official after he moved up to the first team

The youth academy graduate has already chosen a number to face his new registration with Real Madrid's first team

Real Madrid has already made Raúl Asencio's "promotion" official for next season. It was something that had been taken for granted for some time, but the final step still needed to be taken. That has now happened, with the center-back becoming a first-team player for the white club.

This will mean that he will leave behind the number 35 he had been using until now, as he still had a Castilla registration. Upon leaving the reserve team, he had to wear a number between 1 and 25 as stipulated in Spain. Asencio has already chosen, and he will wear one of the numbers that had been left available.

Real Madrid player with a serious expression during a match
Asensio downcast with Real Madrid | Real Madrid Confidencial

The Canary Islands center-back takes over from Lucas Vázquez, as he will wear number 17 starting this season. The full-back's contract ended this summer and the club has decided not to renew him. So he had left his number available, which will now be inherited by another academy player, as Asencio will wear it.

Real Madrid has already made it official, since on its website he already appears with number 17 in the first-team squad. So he takes on an important challenge, as Lucas was a very beloved person in the locker room. Now Asencio will have to try to follow in his footsteps both on and off the field.

Few options remain ahead

Real Madrid has gradually introduced its new players who have been choosing their numbers. Trent with 12, Huijsen with 24, and Carreras with 18 have already been presented. It still remains to be seen which number Mastantuono will end up choosing for the white club.

Soccer player wearing a River Plate jersey looking to the side in a stadium
Mastantuono serious during a River match | RealMadridConfidencial

He won't have many options left, as there are only two numbers available in the first-team squad. After Mbappé's change, who has taken over from Modric with number 10, number 9 is left without a player. Although sources close to Defensa Central assure that Endrick will be the one to take it.

That would free up number 16, which the Brazilian has used during his first season at Real Madrid. Number 25 is also available and at this moment there are no other options. Everything will depend on whether Rodrygo, Mendy, or Ceballos end up leaving over the course of this summer.

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