"Jamal Musiala is back - now wearing number 10 for FC Bayern and the German national team. In a long history of special players, he represents a position that is designed to create unique moments and goals - precisely because it constantly reinvents freedom in football.. There are shirt numbers in football that are just digits on the team sheet. And there's the 10: not a number, but a promise - of creativity, technical skill and magical moments."
"In July 2025, Jamal Musiala took over this squad number at FC Bayern - and is now fulfilling the number 10 role on the pitch since his comeback in January. People who don't understand football might see that as simply an administrative change; for fans of the game, it's a ceremonial act. Jamal is now 'our' 10. "It was always my dream to wear the 10 at FC Bayern," the 22-year-old said in an interview."
"Musiala is not your classic playmaker like Michel Platini or Mesut Özil, who controls the play from deep. That's exactly why this number suits him so well in 2026, because today the 10 symbolises players who recognise, create and occupy spaces; who combine speed, creativity and decision-making. In an era in which a lot of teams play without a traditional number 10, Musiala interprets the role in a highly modern way. He is not an architect of static play, but a designer in dynamic space."
Jamal Musiala has taken the number 10 shirt at FC Bayern and wears it for the German national team since his comeback in January. He embraces the shirt's historical weight, feels pressure and responsibility, and describes it as an incentive and an extra push. Musiala is not a classic deep-lying playmaker; he recognises, creates and occupies space through speed, creativity and decisive choices. The modern number 10 role emphasises dynamic movement and space design rather than static orchestration, enabling unique moments and goals. The position persists by changing its position, physical profile and tactical purpose.
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