{"id":42494,"date":"2024-07-16T19:43:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=42494"},"modified":"2024-07-16T19:43:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:43:42","slug":"my-dream-has-come-true-says-mbappe-as-he-joins-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/my-dream-has-come-true-says-mbappe-as-he-joins-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"‘My dream has come true,’ says Mbapp\u00e9 as he joins Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"

MADRID:\u00a0French superstar\u00a0Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0was officially unveiled as a\u00a0Real Madrid\u00a0player<\/a> on Tuesday, telling 80,000 fans “<\/span>My<\/span> dream has come true”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The striker, who had completed his medical earlier on Tuesday morning, signed a five-year contract and was handed a No. 9 shirt by club president Florentino Perez. <\/span>“Wow,” Mbapp\u00e9 said in Spanish to roars from a packed Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“For years I’ve dreamed of playing for Real Madrid and today my dream has come true,” said the 25-year-old former\u00a0Paris Saint-Germain\u00a0player.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m a happy boy. I’m going to give my life for this club,” said Mbapp\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accompanied by his parents watching from the crowd and with a former French hero of the club,\u00a0Zinedine Zidane, in attendance, Mbapp\u00e9 was emotional as the crowd chanted his name, and at one point kissed the jersey of the reigning Spanish and European champions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 is “an exceptional player who comes to help us continue winning, a player who today <\/span>fulfills<\/span> the dream of his life,” said Perez. “Welcome to your home.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Exciting offensive trio\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Although his new teammates began training on Monday, the forward, who captained\u00a0France\u00a0during their unsuccessful Euros campaign, will have a few more days off before kicking off his season in the Spanish capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

The unveiling of Real’s latest Galactico allowed its fans to continue celebrating following\u00a0Spain’s\u00a0Euro 2024\u00a0triumph<\/a> on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The free tickets were snapped up rapidly with some fans reportedly trying to resell them to take advantage of the hype surrounding the arrival of arguably the world’s best striker.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Real, Mbapp\u00e9 will form part of an offensive trio alongside England midfielder Jude Bellingham and Brazil attacker Vinicius Junior under the watch of veteran Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti.\u00a0<\/span>That prospect is already exciting fans of the club who won their 15th\u00a0Champions League\u00a0title in June.<\/span><\/p>\n

Los Blancos begin the <\/span>defence<\/span> of their La Liga crown with a match against Real Mallorca on the weekend of August 17-18.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9’s debut might have to wait until the following week when Real Madrid <\/span>faces<\/span> Real Valladolid who were recently promoted from the second division.<\/span><\/p>\n

Number 9 Mbapp\u00e9 shirts went on sale last Thursday in Real’s club shops which are covered with his image.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 arrives after a personally disappointing Euros campaign, where he was overshadowed by Spain’s new teenage sensation Lamine Yamal of Madrid’s rivals Barcelona and France lost to Spanish in the semi-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

That followed a difficult season with PSG following his decision not to renew his contract, with the striker\u00a0\u2013 who was the Paris club’s all-time top scorer\u00a0\u2013 admitting he felt “liberated, relieved” by his transfer to Real.<\/span><\/p>\n

The club is hoping to offset the costs\u00a0\u2013 a salary of at least 15 million euros ($16.3 million) per season and a signing bonus of more than 100 million euros\u00a0\u2013 through sponsorship deals and ticket and merchandise sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 is hoping the move will finally see him win <\/span>the Champions<\/span> League and the\u00a0Ballon d’Or, two of his lifelong objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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