the enormous pressure from Florentino Perez to transform Kylian Mbappé

The end of year celebrations did Kylian Mbappé a lot of good. The Real Madrid striker is back to his “prime” at the start of 2025 and this can be seen in the last few matches, where he has scored five goals in the last four matches, including a double against Las Palmas (5-1) , where he excelled. Already in the game, the Madrid locker room saw a clear improvement in the French international, finally adapted in this new role of scorer, alongside Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr, who accepted that his new colleague becomes the star player of this Real Madrid.

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But beyond the field, the 2018 World Champion has also made a considerable effort to finally adapt to the demands of Real Madrid and become the new great leader of Casa Blanca. In a long file, Relief explains that his attitude has changed. The Frenchman shows humility, does not hesitate to greet the players of the C team and the reserve and maintains exemplary behavior in the locker room, his attitude is sincerely appreciated by his partners and his management. In addition to his compatriots Tchouameni, Camavinga and Mendy, he gets along wonderfully with executives Valverde and Brahim Biaz and establishes excellent relationships with Rodrygo and Bellingham.

Florentino Pérez put pressure on Kylian Mbappé

Carlo Ancelotti also regretted his lack of character between August and October, but now praises his rise in power since November and his successful adaptation. The Spanish media evokes a Mbappé “discreet, attentive, who does not boast of being for many the best player in the world”. Which allowed him to gain the respect of the locker room, which made him the new star of the Merengue project. But it was not easy when he arrived at Real Madrid. Indeed, Florentino Pérez intervened to make him understand that he wanted him to be the boss as quickly as possible and did not appreciate the events at the start of the season at all.

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Indeed, Florentino Pérez advised Carlo Ancelotti so that Kylian Mbappé realizes that he must become a legend of the Madrid club. Perez even explained to his trainer that “this Mbappé was not the one he had bought and he had to wake up quickly”. But today, everything has changed and Kylian Mbappé is now establishing himself as a true leader on and off the pitch by following the advice of his leaders. Before a trip to Real Valladolid this Saturday (9 p.m.), without Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappé still has enough to prove that he is indeed the one Real Madrid has been waiting for for years.