Kylian Mbappe has finally been unveiled as a Real Madrid player.
Mbappe signed on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the summer after his contract expired at the Parc des Princes.
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Mbappe is finally wearing Real Madrid’s famous stripCredit: GETTYAnd after years of speculation over a move to the Spanish giants, Mbappe will finally play at the Santiago Bernabeu come August.
Thousands of fans packed Los Blancos’ stadium to welcome their new Galactico on Tuesday afternoon.
The Santiago Bernabeu is completely sold out after supporters quickly snatched up free tickets for the occasion, with former stars such including legendary midfielder and former manager Zinedine Zidane in attendance.
Before Mbappe came out, Real Madrid played a montage of his career so far, including clips of himself wearing a Los Blancos shirt when he was a youngster and even some unseen footage of him training with Zidane.
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Mbappe then emerged onto the pitch in a Real Madrid shirt to huge cheers, with his mum seen looking emotional as he was welcomed.
The club also confirmed on Tuesday that Mbappe had passed his medical following his return from Euro 2024 with France.
“Good afternoon everyone. I’m going to try to speak Spanish.
“It’s such an incredible feeling to be here, just incredible. I spent endless nights dreaming about one day playing for Real Madrid, and today I’m one happy guy,” Mbappe said in his speech at the Bernabeu.
“I want to thank the president Florentino Perez, for always having great confidence in me,” said in his address to the Bernabeu.
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Real Madrid had an incredible set-up for their new GalacticoCredit: AFP
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Zidane represented Real Madrid as a player for five years and Mbappe will be looking to emulate his heroics in the Spanish capitalCredit: Getty“There have been a lot of things going on, but we’ve done it. Thank you very much.
“I’d also like to thank all those people who have put in a great effort for me to be able to be here today, who have done so much for me to enjoy this moment.
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“My family are so happy here, I can see my mum crying.”
“Now I have another dream. That’s a dream of living up to this club’s history.
“I can promise that I will give it my all for this club and for this badge.”
“I’d also like to send a message to all the kids that are here today. I was just like you, I had this dream and today it comes true. I can tell you that if you have the passion, you can achieve your dreams.
“I’m very excited. The fact that I’m talking so much means that it’s important for me to be here today.
“This is the club of my dreams and the biggest club in the history of world football. Hala Madrid.”
The 25-year-old looked set to leave PSG for nothing in the summer of 2022 when he was approached by Real Madrid, only for the player to decide to pen a new two-year deal with the French giants instead.
Now, he’s pocketed a £128.5million signing on fee after finally agreeing to make the move to Spain.
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Mbappe is meeting Madrid fans for the first timeCredit: Getty
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Mbappe’s medical was all clearCredit: GETTYReal Madrid’s club shop website crashed earlier this month according to reports due to fans rushing to order Mbappe shirts.
The forward will wear No.9 shirt at the Bernabeu, following in the footsteps of Ronaldo, Raul and Karim Benzema.
Undoubtedly the biggest transfer in world football this summer, if not the whole year, fans across the globe will be keeping an eye on how the Frenchman gets on in La Liga.
Mbappe scored only once at the Euros, a penalty against Poland.
Les Bleus suffered tournament heartbreak once again as they were knocked out by eventual champions Spain in the semi-finals.
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But now, Mbappe will be hoping to leave his summer woes behind him and hit the ground running in Spain.
He made 364 goal contributions in 308 matches for PSG, and with Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr now playing alongside him, he could beat those figures.