Real Madrid Have announced the signing belong to Kylian Mbappe on a free transfer, ending their years-long wait for him to join the club.
“Real Madrid CF and Kylian Mbappé have reached an agreement, according to which he will be a Real Madrid player for the next five seasons,” the Spanish champions said in a statement.
Mbappe, announced last month that he will leave Paris Saint Germain at the end of the season when his contract expired.
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“The dream has come true. So happy and proud to join the club of my dreams,” Mbappé said in a post on X.
“No one can understand how excited I am at this moment. Looking forward to meeting you, Madridistas, and thank you for your unbelievable support. ¡Hala Madrid!”
Sources told ESPN that Mbappé signed a 5-year contract worth 15 million euros ($16.2 million) a year after taxes and will also receive a signing fee of 150 million euros, spread out according to his agreement.
Madrid is dominating LaLiga champions and lifted their 15th European Cup on Saturday when they defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley.
In 2017, after starring for MonacoMbappé came close to joining the Spanish giants, but instead chose to join PSG after the club agreed a world record deal for a teenager, worth €180 million ( 195.4 million USD).
Mbappé went on to become PSG club captain and is the top scorer of all time with 255 goals, winning 6 victories. tournament 1 titles in seven seasons.
He won the World Cup with France in 2018 and scored a hat-trick in the previous World Cup final defeat Lionel Messi‘S Argentina in Qatar four years later.
Mbappé was unable to lead PSG to the ultimate goal of winning the Champions League, losing the only final he played in 2020. He also failed to score in both semi-finals against Dortmund this season.
The 25-year-old, who is already the third highest scorer in French history, also almost joined Madrid two years ago.
However, Mbappé had a late change of heart and signed a new contract with PSG until June 2024, a decision he said no regret.
The striker joins a Madrid side that already boasts players such as Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham And Rodrygo during the attack.
Mbappé will try to inspire France to become the country’s third team European Championship in this summer’s tournament in Germany, but was dropped from the preliminary squad named to represent Les Bleus at the Paris Olympics in July and August.
