Mbappé Joins Real Madrid: It is said that she or he who hoped for the impossible has now woken up to the reality to realize that ‘A Dream Come True’.
Real Madrid signed Kylian Mbappé on Tuesday and the young striker expressed his dreams coming through. The young 25-year-old star was presented at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in front of the audience, and he put on the number 9 jersey which had belonged to Karim Benzema.
Mbappé inked a five-year deal with Real Madrid with a guarantee of minimum 15 million euros per annum and a staggering 100 million euros signing on fees. To mark his home coming, 80, 000 fans thronged the stadium.
During the presentation, Mbappé, speaking in Spanish, expressed his excitement: “It is a great day for me I have always wanted to play for Madrid since when I was a child and today I am here I am happy, ” he said before encouraging the fans to sing ‘Hala Madrid’ He then kissed the club’s emblem and threw balls to the fans.
Club president, Florentino Pérez described Mbappé presentation as a historic act in Real Madrid and thanked him for his commitment to join the club.
Mbappé transfers to Real Madrid after the Euro 2024 where France was eliminated by Spain in the semi-finals of the competition. It has taken years of rumour and sail by Madrid to sign him, Mbappé then joined as a free agent with PSG not renewing his contract.
As a PSG player whose background entails that he played for Monaco, Mbappé is ready to join Real Madrid and strive to make the club history.