Kylian Mbappe on Monday signed a five-year deal to move to Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain, calling the move a “dream come true.”
“The Whites have strengthened their squad with a world superstar,” Real said on their Web site, adding that “Real Madrid have reached an agreement for the player to be at Real Madrid for the next five seasons.”
The announcement is the culmination of Real’s long courtship of one of the most prolific forwards in soccer.
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“So happy and proud to join the club of my dream @realmadrid. Nobody can understand how excited I am right now. Can’t wait to see you, Madridistas, and thanks for your unbelievable support,” 25-year-old Mbappe wrote on social media.
Real first courted Mbappe in 2012 when they invited the 13-year-old to spend a week with them. During the visit he was photographed with his idol Cristiano Ronaldo.
On Monday, Ronaldo, now playing in Saudi Arabia, commented on Mbappe’s Instagram post, showing the teenager in a Real sweatshirt pointing at the club badge.
“My turn” to have my eyes on you, Ronaldo wrote. “Excited to see you light up the Bernabeu.”
Mbappe had agreed to move to Real in February and last month announced he would leave PSG at the end of the season.
Real, fresh from winning their 15th UEFA Champions League on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund, moved to confirm the deal on Monday before Mbappe is involved in pre-UEFA Euro friendlies for France.
“Welcome to the best club in the world,” former Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas wrote on X. “It’s never too late if the feeling is good. With you begins the road to the 16th.”
Mbappe would earn 35 million euros (US$38.1 million) a season, according to reports in Spain.
His last contract with PSG, signed in 2022, was a two-year deal worth about 72 million euros before taxes with loyalty bonuses of a similar amount and a signing fee of 150 million euros.
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