Champions League holders Real Madrid’s next Galactico, the French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe, was unveiled in a public ceremony attended by approximately 80,000 spectators at the iconic Santiago Bernabeu.
Mbappe was presented by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez with ‘huge satisfaction’ after the remaining work at the iconic stadium was completed in time.
“It’s a huge satisfaction for us to be here today and to present a new Real Madrid player. Due to the re-modelling of the stadium, some of the previous presentations could not take place here,” Perez said.
“But today we can do it here and it’s a very exciting occasion for us.
Following the speech from the Real Madrid president, Mbappe walked out on the pitch wearing the iconic No.9 jersey, which was earlier donned by Portuguese and Brazilian Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Emilio Butragueno, and Alfredo Di Stefano.
The Frenchman walked up onto the Real Madrid stage and shared a hug with the president and former coach Zinedine Zidane.
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🗣️ Kylian Mbappé: “No voy a decir mucho más porque voy a llorar, quiero hacer una cosa con vosotros, 1, 2, 3 y HALA MADRID.”
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— REAL MADRID FANS 🤍 (@AdriRM33) July 16, 2024
“I want to thank the president Florentino Perez, for always having great confidence in me.
“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.
“My family are so happy here, I can see my mum crying.”
Mbappe joins the club at the back of a brilliant record for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) where he netted 256 goals and 108 assists in 308 appearances. He has also netted 48 times in 84 fixtures for his national time.
