Marco Asensio has plenty of ambition and he revealed how he doesn't want to end his career still wearing the number 20 shirt.
He is seen as the future for Real Madrid and Spain but is coming to an important stage in his career when he needs to deliver consistently on the pitch.
"I wouldn't want to finish my career with the number 20 shirt, I say everything with that. If I wanted to change it? Yes, we will see what happens," he said.
"With Cristiano or without him I have the same aim of having a first team place and being important. So far so good, I have started the season well and I am working well."
Asensio has got to the top having proved himself at Mallorca and then Espanyol on loan.
"In spite of having a lot of good offers we stood firm, we wanted to stay at Mallorca and complete this stage of my development," he explained.
"We thought I could develop as well at Mallorca as at another club and that was the case. The target was to get to the first team which is what happened.
"It is not the same the pressure at Madrid and Mallorca where they would say 'run lad, you are playing with the money for my kids.'"
On Espanyol he added: "It was a good year, I played and improved a lot, again with another type of pressure because we played without much fire in attack."
Swaghil1
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Why can't asensio make the number 20 a legendary number.so that some future super stars take the number 20 telling it was worn by legend asensio. He is very much capable for that.
njr-10
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who the hell is mmm...something Diaz who took over the 7 number of Ronaldo whom many fans forgot and most of the people even don't know his name... Asensio deserved the 7 number
prakashcr7
79
He can really take a path of cristiano Ronaldo. He has ability to follow cristiano Ronaldo. And he deserves to wear no 7
lewabemt
58
a numbr its jus a number.asensio can take any numbr he wants .bt if he cant make history lyk the lyks of cr7 .messi .ronaldo .raul. cantona.marondona.ect in football its all about whom u ar .nt abt the numbrs[delight][delight]
Hitu420
55
Asensio can wear no.7 or no. 10 but he can't replace Ronaldo or Modric
ebida
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he has said it all,it is not difficult 4 him to wear d number 10 jersey now,but he has a bright future ahead of him..it's seems like he sees it and knew too well not to wear the number jersey because it will kills his career, that is why he's as been douching 10jersey
Nesaiknruy
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Asensio can ask for 7 but he's always gonna be a number 10. 7 is usually restricted to 1 role but the 10 plays multiple roles and is the control tower and most reliable player on the team. Asensio gives of the number 10 vibe. He can be that pillar for Madrid. 7 isn't him.