He has still not yet formalized his departure from PSG. But everyone is already waiting for him at Real Madrid. The day after the new Parisian disillusionment in the Champions League while Real will host Bayern Munich this Wednesday, May 8, in the other semi-final, Kylian Mbappé is still fueling the conversations.
After announcing internally that he would leave Paris at the end of the season, the French football star should join the Merengue club this summer. Ruud van Nistelrooy, the former Casa Bianca scorer (July 2006-January 2010), has no doubts about the future signing of the captain of the France team. “Kylian is a player and a very intelligent boy. I’m sure he thinks that to progress in his career, because he is still very young, and to win the Ballon d’Or, he must play in Madrid.”confided the 47-year-old Dutchman, interviewed by the Spanish newspaper A.S. .
For the former Dutch striker, there is no doubt: Mbappé, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo are “compatible”. “Who plays as a 9 will vary during the matches, because Ancelotti gives a lot of freedom in attack to the players. Sometimes Mbappé will start in this position and sometimes it will be Vinicius Jr, as happened this year. Same for Rodrygo. The speed of this trident, with Bellingham behind them, will be unstoppable. With them, Madrid can mark an era. »
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The culture of winning, an obsession at Real
With 64 goals in 96 appearances (all competitions), Ruud van Nistelrooy left his mark on the Merengue club. And the former Netherlands center forward (70 caps, 35 goals) explains “that as a Madrid player I felt this DNA, what it feels like to wear this jersey and feel very importanthe remembers. They prepare you every day to win every game, that’s the only thing that matters. The pressure and demands at all levels are maximum. Only those who can resist it succeed in Madrid. The Real Madrid jersey is like Superman’s costume (laughs). This is why they have won so many European cups, so many titles. Victory is the culture of the club, the players, the supporters. It’s an obsession, in the good sense of the word. »
