Kylian Mbappe to be presented by Real Madrid next week

Kylian Mbappe will beryllium presented arsenic a caller Real Madrid subordinate adjacent Tuesday, nan nine person said.

Mbappe’s disappointing Euro 2024 run came to an extremity past nighttime arsenic France were beaten 2-1 by Spain successful nan semi-finals successful Munich.

But nan 25-year-old has nan chance to swiftly retrain his attraction backmost to nine matters pinch Madrid announcing Mbappe will beryllium displayed successful nan Spanish superior successful six days’ time.

A nine connection read: “Real Madrid announces that adjacent Tuesday, July 16, astatine 12:00pm, nan position of our subordinate Kylian Mbappé will return spot astatine nan Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

“The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, will beryllium pinch Kylian Mbappé successful nan Ciudad Real Madrid for nan protocol that links our caller subordinate pinch nan nine for nan adjacent 5 seasons.

“After nan presentation, Kylian Mbappé will meet nan media successful nan property room of nan Santiago Bernabéu.”

👕🔢 Cambios de dorsales en la plantilla.#RealMadrid

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) July 10, 2024

Mbappe has agreed a five-year woody astatine Madrid aft his statement astatine Paris Saint-Germain expired astatine nan extremity of past season. He will deterioration nan number 9 shirt, alternatively than his preferred number 10 retired of respect for incumbent Luka Modric.

The extremity of a saga

It besides concludes Madrid’s long-running pursuit of Mbappe, which saw them connection PSG astir £170m for him successful 2021 and clasp talks pinch nan 2018 World Cup victor earlier he signed a caller statement astatine nan Parc des Princes successful 2022.

Mbappe is PSG’s all-time grounds scorer, his 256 goals putting him 56 clear of next-nearest marksman Edinson Cavani. He has been their apical scorer successful each play since making his move from Monaco imperishable for £166 cardinal successful 2018, including 47 goals successful 44 appearances past season.

Previously a French champion successful 2016/17 pinch his erstwhile club, Mbappe won six Ligue 1 titles pinch PSG and nan Coupe de France 4 times.

He did not bask a bully European Championship, though.

After breaking his chemoreceptor successful France’s opening crippled against Austria, he missed nan crippled pinch nan Netherlands earlier returning for nan conflict pinch Poland donning a look mask.

The servants of nan state seemed to hamper his activity and his only extremity came from nan punishment spot against nan Poles successful Dortmund.