The question was not “where”, but “when”. This is the end of an endless suspense and a soap opera that lasted several years: Kylian Mbappé is now a Real Madrid player. Barely two days after winning its 15th Champions League, the Spanish club formalized this Monday, June 3, the arrival of the French striker for 5 years.
In a press release awaited all day by the press around the world, Real Madrid formalized the arrival “for the next five seasons” of its new “Galactic”, a priority of the Spanish giant which has been trying for several years to wrest from Paris and France its superstar.
The European champions”strengthen their team with a world starwho had his best season with PSG (44 goals) and was the top scorer in the last six French championships”, writes the Madrid club on its website.
Since the captain of the France team announced his departure from PSG on May 10, all eyes have been on the Spanish capital, the 25-year-old striker having never hidden his attraction to the club, which has made him dream since childhood. By joining Real Madrid, orphan of a world-class scorer since the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappé will form alongside Bellingham and Vinicius a new trident capable of continuing to shake Europe.
According to the Spanish press, Mbappé should receive one of the biggest salaries in the club’s history, around 35 million euros gross per season. His free arrival should also be accompanied by a signing bonus of more than 100 million euros and an unprecedented distribution of his image rights.
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