The years-long wait for Kylian Mbappé to join Real Madrid has come to an end with the announcement of his free transfer.The Spanish champions said in a statement, “Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid C. F. have reached an agreement whereby he will be a Real Madrid player for the next five seasons.” Mbappé declared last month that he would be leaving Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the current campaign.
A post on X read, “A dream come true, So happy and proud to join the club of my dream,” according to Mbappé.”Nobody can truly comprehend my current level of excitement. Madridistas, I can’t wait to meet you. I appreciate all of your amazing support. “Hala Madrid!” According to sources who spoke with ESPN, Mbappé inked a five-year contract worth €15 million ($16.2 million) annually after taxes. In addition, he will get a €150 million signing bonus spread out over the course of the agreement.
The current La Liga winners, Real Madrid, defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley on Saturday to win their 15th European Cup. Following his stellar career at Monaco, Mbappé nearly signed a contract with the Spanish powerhouses in 2017. However, he decided to sign with PSG instead, as the latter offered a record-breaking €180 million ($195.4 million) deal for a juvenile player.
Following his rise to prominence as PSG’s club captain and all-time leading scorer with 255 goals, Mbappé won six Ligue 1 championships in seven seasons. In 2018, he helped France win the World Cup, and four years later, in Qatar, during their World Cup final loss to Lionel Messi’s Argentina, he scored a hat trick.
Mbappé lost the lone Champions League final he participated in in 2020, failing to lead PSG to the ultimate prize of a championship. Additionally, he was scoreless in both of this season’s quarterfinal legs against Dortmund. Two years ago, the 25-year-old, who is currently France’s third-highest scorer, was also on the verge of joining Real Madrid. Nevertheless, Mbappé had a last-minute change of heart and agreed to a new deal with PSG that runs through June 2024; he claimed he has no regrets about the choice.
The forward joins a Madrid assault that already includes players like Rodrígo, Jude Bellingham, and Vincentius Júnior. Mbappé was not included in the preliminary team that was announced to represent Les Bleus at the Paris Olympics in July and August, but he will try to motivate France to win the nation’s third European Championship in this summer’s competition in Germany.
