Julius OkorieLa Liga giants, Real Madrid, have concluded arrangements to unveil their latest new man and former PSG talisman, Kylian Mbappe, today at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Mbappe, who has been handed a new number shirt will not only wear Real Madrid’s jersey for the first time, he will also talk to the press at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe French player will not join the team in today’s training session, as he is expected to take a week off after the Euro Championship where unfortunately were sent packing in the semifinal of the championship that saw Spain emerging champions to take their title to four.
Mbappé, 25, arrived at the Sanitas clinic in La Moraleja, an exclusive Madrid suburb, just before 9 a.m. Spanish time, posing for cameras and calling his move “a dream.
He then travelled to the club’s Valdebebas training ground for the formal signing of his new five-year contract with Madrid president Florentino Pérez.
Fans were queuing outside the Bernabéu hours before the presentation was due to start at 12 p.m.
The 85,000-capacity stadium is expected to be full, with tickets — made available for free to club members — having sold out.
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Madrid announced last month that Mbappé would join them when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expired, ending their long pursuit of the star forward.
The France international will be presented to fans, before taking questions from the media in his first news conference as a Real Madrid player.
Mbappe who had been tipped to be among top contenders for highest goal scorer award of the just concluded Euro championship, unfortunately performed below par coupled with nose injury that saw him play the quarterfinal with a face mask.
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Mbappe is the biggest signing Real Madrid have made in quite some time. With Mbappe’s arrival and Jude Bellingham still on fire for Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti is looking to have a good run in the new season.
Bellingham, who became an instant hit for Real Madrid after joining the club from Bundesliga side Dortmund, had a good run at the just concluded Euro championship despite England’s final defeat.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
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