At the Santiago Bernabeu, Kylian Mbappe was presented to a crowd of 80,000 Real Madrid fans along with their 15 Champions League medals.
The French star was shining as he talked about wanting to join the “club of his dreams.” This came after a speech by club president Florentino Perez, a long video of his best moments, and a performance by Andrea Bocelli.
Once his move from Paris Saint-Germain is over, Mbappe, who is 25 years old, will wear the number nine shirt. This ends one of the longest trade sagas in football history.
At the Santiago Bernabeu, Kylian Mbappe was introduced in front of 80,000 Real Madrid fans.
The French superstar smiled as he walked out in front of a crowd of fans and cheerers.
As he got up to talk, he walked past Real Madrid’s 14 Champions League champions.
As the Bernabeu marched in front of the fans and kicked footballs into the yelling crowd, the fans sang their famous Hala Madrid song to the forward. He stroked the emblem like Cristiano Ronaldo did when he was introduced
His mother cried and told him she was happy that he wanted to join the “biggest club in the history of world football.”
“The people in my family are pretty happy.” I saw my mom crying. This is really cool to me. I had dreamed about this day since I was a kid. “I am really happy to have the chance to be here today,” he said in Spanish as cheers kept stopping him.
Mbappe had a photo with his parents – father Wilfried Mbappe and mother Fayza Lamari
About 80,000 people have come to the Santiago Bernabeu to see him be unveiled.
His signing with Real Madrid put an end to one of football’s longest-running stories.
“Now I have another dream: I want to live up to what Madridistas expect of me and to this institution’s history.” I promise to give this symbol and the club my full attention at all times.
I also want to make a point of telling all the kids here right now. Once more like you were. Your dreams will come true if you are passionate about them enough.
I am very emotional and full of energy. The length of my comments shows how important it is for me to be here today. This is the club I want to play for, and it’s also the most important one in the history of world football.
After counting to three, he told the fans to yell “Hala Madrid!”
It was a great seven years for Mbappe in the French city, where he won seven Ligue 1 titles. He hasn’t won the Champions League, though.
Since he signed a five-year deal, he agreed to take a big pay cut. He will make a profit of £12.8 million a year at Madrid, a big drop from the £21.4 million he made in Paris.
Even though he won’t get a basic salary, Mbappe will get a big signing-on fee—it’s thought to be more than £85.6 million—and will keep 80% of the image rights for any new marketing deals he makes after starting to play for Real Madrid. This isn’t the normal 50/50 split that new members have to do with the club.
Real Madrid just recently said that he will wear a number nine shirt in his first season with the team. Karim Benzema left this position after the 2022–23 season.
It was crowded outside the stadium as Mbappe’s fans tried to get pictures and autographs with him.
The No. 7 shirt is now worn by Vinicius Junior at Real Madrid, even though Mbappe wore it for most of his time with Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe, on the other hand, was France’s ninth player at Euro 2024. Luka Modric has been in that position at Real Madrid since 2017.
Spain beat France and sent them out of the Euro 2024 semifinals.
Madrid had planned to officially present Mbappe, but they didn’t say anything until he was done with the Euros.
President Perez was happy to see him.
He told her, “Your love for Real Madrid and your connection to the club since you were a child have helped you get to this point and overcome the obstacles that stood in your way.”
Today Kylian Mbappe’s hopes came true. Happy to see you again, Kylian. Say “hello” to Real Madrid.
Since a long time ago, the forward has been linked to Real Madrid, and he almost moved to Los Blancos in the summer of 2022. He did, however, decide to sign a new deal with the Ligue 1 team in the end.
But Mbappe didn’t agree with the French club when he turned down a one-year extension to his deal last summer, saying he didn’t like the way the club was going.
A lot of football memorabilia was for sale to mark an important day in the sport.
He also got a picture with Zinedine Zidane, Florentino Perez, the president of the club, and Jose Martinez Pirri, who is an honorary president and a club hero (right).
Wilfrid Mbappe (L) and Fayza Lamari (R) walked out in front of the crowd.
At Euro 2024, Kylian Mbappe wore the No. 10 shirt for France. This season, he will wear the No. 9 shirt for Real Madrid.
PSG was ready to give him bigger reasons to sign a long-term deal because the club was trying to get more France internationals and build a stronger bond with its fans.
Because of his choice, he was temporarily banned from working with the first team. Even though he finally got back into the starting lineup under Luis Enrique, rumors kept going around that he would leave this summer.
Supporters were delighted to take their slice of history and purchase their first Mbappe memorabilia at the club
To mark the event, he counted to three and told the fans to say “Hala Madrid.”
It wasn’t official until Mbappe sent a serious message to the club’s fans on May 10 that he was leaving.
It was my hope to talk to you. He said, “I have said many times that I will talk to you when the time is right.” Because of this, I want to let you know that this is my last year at Paris Saint-Germain. The trip is coming to an end in a few weeks, and I’m not going to stretch it.
At the Parc des Princes on Sunday, I will play in my last game. I have had the honor and chance to be a part of the biggest and best club in France. It has been a complicated and emotional experience. This is what made it possible for me to come here and experience my first time in a club with a lot of pressure.
“To improve as a player by playing with some of the greatest champions in history; to meet a lot of new people; and to grow up as a man, with all the glory and the mistakes I’ve made.”