By Joiner Martínez
03 Jun 2024, 19:31 PM EDT
Real Madrid announced the arrival of French attacker Kylian Mbappé to the team for the next five seasons.
“A dream come true. Very happy and proud to be part of the club of my dreams, Real Madrid. It’s impossible to explain how happy and excited I feel right now. I can’t wait to see you, Madridistas, and thank you for your incredible support. “Hala Madrid!” Mbappé wrote after the announcement.
To which Cristiano Ronaldo responded: “My turn. Excited to see you shine at the Bernabéu. Go Madrid!”. It was CR7’s comment on Mbappé’s Instagram post, which then corresponded with three emojis of a crown, a gesture of gratitude and the goat that symbolizes the acronym GOAT (greatest of all time).
Both have a history of admiration and mutual respect that dates back several years, when a little Kyliam was able to visit the Madrid facilities and among the memories was a photo with the Portuguese, at that time one of the top figures in the Madrid team.
In the image you can see both of them smiling and in what was an unforgettable experience for the current 25-year-old French striker, who at that time was wearing a jacket from the Iberian team.
From that moment on, the love affair became public and although the then French boy was not well known, once he exploded with Monaco, moved to PSG and won the World Cup with his national team in Russia 2018, every wink went viral.
Between 2009 and 2018, wearing the Madrid shirt, Cristiano scored 450 goals and gave 120 assists in 438 games, becoming the club’s all-time top scorer. In addition, he was voted the best player in the world in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 and won 16 titles, including four UEFA Champions Leagues.
Mbappé, for his part, has just scored 256 goals and 108 assists in 308 appearances with Paris Saint-Germain. The world champion with the French National Team in Russia 2018 has the main objective of winning the Orejona, the great title that he is missing at 25 years old. And Merengue seems to be the best option, since they have won 6 of the last 11 European Cups.
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