Real Madrid, champion of the Champions League and Spanish Football League, is expected to present its new star, French striker Kylian Mbappe, next Tuesday, July 16, at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, according to what the club announced on Wednesday.
Club president Florentino Perez will receive the newcomer at the official signing ceremony, which will link Mbappe with the capital club for the next five seasons, according to Agence France-Presse.
Mbappe will wear shirt number 9 next season, according to the club, which is the number recently worn by his compatriot Karim Benzema, who moved last season to the Saudi Al-Ittihad.
Mbappe, who is 25 years old, announced his departure from the French club Paris Saint-Germain on the 10th of last May, after 7 years he spent defending its colors and succeeded in becoming the best scorer in its history, as he scored 256 goals in 308 matches in various competitions.
Mbappe also succeeded in winning all the local titles with Saint-Germain, but he failed to lead him to the Champions League victory, as he reached the final in 2020 before losing to Bayern Munich, Germany, with a goal for nothing.
The striker, who was eliminated with his country from the semi-finals of the European Cup 2024 by Spain (1-2), did not hide his love for Real Madrid, whose posters adorned the walls of his childhood bedroom, and the Royal Club did not hesitate to communicate with the player over the past two years, especially before. President Peres directly made signing Mbappe a priority for his team, as reported by Agence France-Presse.
Mbappe, along with Englishman Jude Bellingham and Brazilian Vinicius Junior, will form a terrifying trio in the ranks of the royal team that won the Spanish Championship last season under the leadership of its exceptional Italian coach, Carlo Ancelotti..
Mbappe contract with Real Madrid
According to the Spanish press, the broad outlines of the contract are already defined, and Mbappe will receive one of the highest salaries in the club’s history, with an estimated amount of about 15 million euros net annually, that is, slightly higher than the two current stars Vinicius and Bellingham, but this salary remains very far from what he was receiving with San Diego. Germain, estimated at 70 million euros, excluding bonuses.
His free transfer will be accompanied by a signing bonus of more than €100 million and an unprecedented distribution of his image rights.
Real Madrid expects to offset the costs of this expensive deal through the multiple economic benefits that the French player will bring, such as sponsorship contracts, shirt sales, match tickets, and others.
Mbappe contract with Real Madrid
Mbappe is very popular on social media:
He has about 117 million followers on Instagram.
About 14 million followers on the “X” platform (formerly Twitter)
He was included in the list of the 100 most influential people in the world for the year 2023 in the American Times magazine.
It is noteworthy that Real Madrid will start its league season against Mallorca, while the fans will wait to see the new star play at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium against rising Real Valladolid in the second stage.
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