Eagerly Awaiting Mbappe: 85,000 Fans Prepare to Welcome the Superstar to Real Madrid
Real Madrid fans will have even more to cheer about today when French superstar Kylian Mbappe is publicly presented to a Santiago Bernabeu stadium that is packed to the brim.
The stadium should be packed to the brim with 85,000 people for Mbappe’s first game in front of fans, which should bҽat the record set by Cristiano Ronaldo 15 years ago.
The tickets were quickly claimed, even though they were free. Some fans were even seen trying to sell them again to cash in on the excitement surrounding the arrival of the world’s best scorer.
Mbappe will sign his new five-year deal with Real president Florentino Perez in the morning. He will then go to the stadium at noon (1000 GMT/6pm Malaysian time) to meet fans and hold a press conference.
Even though his new partners started training yesterday, the striker, who was France’s captain at the Euros, won’t play until the beginning of the season in Madrid.
The club doctors will want to look at his broken nose, which happened during France’s 1-0 win over Austria on June 18 in the group stage. France lost to Spain in the semi-finals, though.
It’s the end of a long-awaited relationship for Mbappe and Real Madrid.
The 25-year-old says he has always liked Real Madrid and Ronaldo. He will wear the number 9 shirt that went on sale last Thursday in Real’s shops and has his picture all over it.
“Believe and be excited”
Starting from Paris Saint-Germain, where he joined in 2017, Mbappe comes after a disappointing Euros where his star status was overshadowed by that of Lamine Yamal, Spain’s new teenage wonder.
And it comes after a tough season with PSG after he decided not to renew his contract. The striker, who was PSG’s all-time top scorer, said he felt “freed and relieved” when he moved to Real.
“It’s a huge thrill and a dream come true.” He said in June, “This is the club I’ve always wanted to be at.”
“I’m excited and humbled at the same time as I go there.”
At Real, he will play with England player Jude Bellingham and Brazil attacker Vinicius Junior in a new offҽnsive trio. The trio will be coached by Italian Carlo Ancelotti.
Fans of the club are already excited about the possibility. In June, they won their 15th Champions League title.
As the current champions of Spain’s La Liga, Real Madrid will play their first game of the season against Real Mallorca on the weekend of August 17th and 18th.
Mbappe might not play his first game until the following week, though, when Real Madrid plays Real Valladolid, a team that was just promoted from the second division.
There is a €15 million (RM76 million) salary per season and a signing bonus of more than €100 million. The club hopes to cover these costs through marketing deals, ticket and merchandise sales, and other means.
Mbappe also hopes that this move will finally help him win the Champions League and the Ballon d’Or, two things he has wanted to do for a long time.
