Kylian Mbappe ‘living his dream’ at Real Madrid unveiling

Kylian Mbappe says he is surviving retired a dream aft being unveiled arsenic a Real Madrid subordinate connected Tuesday afternoon.

The 25-year-old France guardant was unveiled to 80,000 fans astatine a packed retired Bernabeu to motion for nan Spanish Champions connected Tuesday lunchtime by Fiorentino Perez and erstwhile Real Madrid subordinate and manager, and his countryman, Zinedine Zidane.

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After a bid of video montages, posing for photographs pinch fans, nan contents of Real Madrid’s trophy lawsuit and, of course, juggling immoderate footballs, Mbappe told a property convention his signing had completed a lifelong dream.

“The nonstop infinitesimal (I decided to play for Madrid) took spot erstwhile I was a kid. First it was a dream, past it go a goal.

“I knew that my destiny was to play for Real Madrid and that 1 time I would execute that goal.

“Now I’m truthful fortunate and convey God nan dream came true. Now I want to make nan astir of nan acquisition and bask it arsenic overmuch arsenic I can.”

🤍💭 "I've slept for galore years pinch nan dream of playing for Real Madrid and coming my dream has travel true."#WelcomeMbappé pic.twitter.com/pqmAzqSfQI

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Mbappe revealed: “Now that I’m a Real Madrid player, I person caller dreams and caller goals,” saying he wants to triumph his first Champions League and nan Ballon d’Or.

Mbappe was beneath par by his precocious standards arsenic France mislaid successful nan semi-final to eventual winners Spain.

He suffered a surgery chemoreceptor successful their opening group lucifer against Austria and managed to people only once, from a punishment successful a 1-1 tie against Poland successful their last group game.

He nevertheless said he had been cleared by nine medics and was consenting to subordinate nan pre-season circuit of nan USA, should nan nine want him to.

“I’m really happy and I can’t hold to play my first game,” he added. “I’m alert that I’m joining a nine pinch an astonishing history. A immense work to deterioration nan garment but besides a immense privilege.

“I person immense respect for PSG but Real Madrid is nan biggest nine successful nan world. I’m truthful pleased to beryllium here, and I dream to unrecorded up to everyone’s expectations, nan club’s history and not disappoint.”

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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 16, 2024

Mbappe said he had different options connected nan expiry of his statement this summer: “but I ever told them 1 thing. If I ever time off Paris, it will beryllium because I subordinate Real Madrid.

“I didn’t want to estimate astir playing for different teams. I ever had a clear thought that I wanted to play for Real Madrid and would play for Real Madrid.

“I knew (his presentation) was going to beryllium typical but it surpassed my expectations.”

Mbappe said successful fluent Spanish astatine his preamble and revealed he had been learning for a agelong clip successful bid to make his dream move to Madrid person to reality.

“I knew that 1 time I wanted to play for Real Madrid. Obviously I knew that I needed to study Spanish, this is very important.

“I really wanted to study it. It helped maine to amended and I besides had immoderate Spanish managers and team-mates, truthful I could really believe pinch them.

“I wasn’t acrophobic of making mistakes, I wanted to study arsenic overmuch arsenic possible. That’s really I learned.

“I cognize I still person to amended and I want to.”

Mbappe will deterioration nan No9 garment arsenic Luka Modric wears 10 for Los Blancos and Mbappe said: “He is simply a nine fable – I’m really happy wearing No9. My number is not really thing I attraction about. I’m really honoured to beryllium wearing it but it’s decidedly not a privilege for me.”

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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 16, 2024