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Six weeks after signing with Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé was formally introduced by the club to fans at Bernabéu on Tuesday.
The reigning La Liga champs held a ceremony at their home stadium where Mbappé got to wear his Real Madrid jersey in front of the crowd for the first time.
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“Wow. It’s incredible to be here,” Mbappé said in Spanish to the crowd. “I dreamt for many years about playing for Real Madrid, and today that dream comes true. … Since I was a kid I had one dream, to play here. Being here means a lot to me … Now I want to achieve another dream, being at the level of this club, the best in the world. I can say one thing: I’ll give everything for this club and this badge.”
Los Blancos announced Mbappé’s addition on June 3 after he revealed a few weeks earlier that he was leaving Paris Saint-Germain.
The Athletic’s Mario Cortegana and Dermot Corrigan noted that adding Mbappé has been an “obsession” for Real Madrid president Florentino Perez dating back to 2012 when the dynamic forward was a 14-year-old who took part in a training session and attended a match against Espanyol.
Mbappé spent the past seven years with PSG and is the club’s all-time leading scorer with 256 goals in 308 appearances. The club won six Ligue 1 titles and four French Cup titles with him on the roster.
Now, Real Madrid will look to continue its dominance with Mbappé joining a roster that already features Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo and Joselu.
Los Blancos is coming off a 2023-24 season in which they won the La Liga and Champions League titles. They will open the 2024-25 La Liga season against Mallorca on Aug. 18.