Barely time to celebrate its fifteenth Champions League when Real Madrid, insatiable, is already planning to conquer a 16e European crown, with a new jewel on board, Kylian Mbappé, the French superstar whose arrival is now imminent.
As a few weeks ago to celebrate their La Liga title, the Madrid players and staff will celebrate their victory against Borussia Dortmund (2-0) on Sunday in several stages in the city center, with the final bouquet being the presentation of the trophy to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in the evening.
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“It’s a crazy week for “Madridismo”, with the victory in the Champions League, the celebrations and now Mbappé… It’s great,” is already anticipating Carlos, a 19-year-old supporter who is awaiting the return of his heroes Sunday late afternoon.
Because after the party, the start of the week should still be filled with joy for Real fans, with the probable formalization of the arrival of the captain of the Blues, whom some have been waiting for more than seven years.
Since he announced his departure from PSG on May 10, all eyes have been on the Spanish capital and everything is converging today for the soap opera to soon end.
The 25-year-old striker has never hidden his attraction to Real, which has made him dream since childhood, and the emblematic Merengue president Florentino Pérez has made it his priority for several seasons.
Questioned after the final on Saturday, the 77-year-old businessman once again kicked in, even if the announcement should take place on Monday or Tuesday according to a Source close to the matter.
“Real Madrid and the Champions League are an endless love story. […] We are talking about a team that has just won the Champions League, we are not going to talk about a player who is not part of it,” Pérez said.
On the Wembley lawn, the Golden Boy Jude Bellingham, for his part, extended his arms to his future teammate: “It would be incredible. A player like him… You saw this evening that the only little thing we were missing was an effective N.9 in front of goal. If he comes and brings that to us, he’s going to take us to another level. He’s one of the best players in the world,” he summarized on TNT Sports.
New era
In Madrid, the King of Europe and his supporters are ready to open a new era of domination in European football with Mbappé.
“If we had had it today, the game would have been over in the first half. We need a center forward, and we’re going to win the 16e with him, you will see, next year we will win the 16e with Mbappé!”, launched Nacho Canovas, a 40-year-old Real supporter, during the night.
“We will never get tired of winning. It’s Real Madrid, we have to win, and win again. And I believe that with what awaits us, this is only the beginning,” added Fran, a 33-year-old sociologist at the exit of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, where the final was broadcast on a giant screen in front of nearly 70,000 spectators. .
Real, already a formidable “winning machine” according to the sports daily Marcawill have with the reinforcement of Mbappé one of the best attacks in the world, alongside the Brazilian Vinicius Junior and the Englishman Jude Bellingham, both candidates for the Ballon d’Or.
According to the Spanish press, the outlines of the contract have already been defined and “Kyks” should receive one of the highest salaries in the history of the club, around 35 million euros gross per season, just above the two stars current locker room, but far from his Parisian emoluments, estimated at 70 million euros annually, excluding bonuses.
His free transfer should also be accompanied by a signing bonus of more than 100 million euros and an unprecedented distribution of his image rights.
