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Kylian Mbappé’s much-anticipated move to Real Madrid is official.
The club announced on Monday that Mbappé has signed his contract. He also confirmed the signing, writing on X he is “excited” to “join the club of my dream” Real Madrid.
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Un sueño hecho realidad. <br>Muy feliz y orgulloso de formar parte del club de mis sueños <a href=”https://twitter.com/realmadrid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@realmadrid</a> Es imposible explicar lo feliz y emocionado que me siento en este momento. Estoy impaciente por veros, Madridistas, y gracias por vuestro increíble apoyo. <br>¡Hala Madrid! 🤍🤍🤍 <br><br>A… <a href=”https://t.co/YTumusAXT6″>pic.twitter.com/YTumusAXT6</a>
Laurens and Kirkland noted Mbappé appeared to tell France President Emmanuel Macron that the deal would be announced on Monday.
Mbappé’s move to Real Madrid has been nearly one year in the making when it was revealed in June 2023 he wouldn’t renew his contract, which had one year remaining at the time, with Paris Saint-Germain.
Laurens and Rodrigo Faez reported for ESPN in July 2023 that Mbappé was “beginning to assume” he might have to leave PSG last summer, with Real Madrid cited as his “preferred option.”
Mbappé wound up playing out his deal and confirmed on May 10 he was leaving PSG:
“I will not extend and the adventure will come to an end in a few weeks. I will play my last game at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.
“It’s a lot of emotions, many years where I had the chance and the great honour to be a member of the biggest French club, one of the best in the world which allowed me to arrive here, to have my first experience in a club with a lot of pressure, to grow as a player of course, by being alongside some of the best in history, some of the greatest champions, to meet a lot of people, to grow as a man as well with all the glory and the mistakes I’ve made.”
Mbappé’s final game with PSG was a 2-1 win over Lyon in the French Cup final on May 25. Laurens and Kirland noted he recently purchased Gareth Bale’s old home in Madrid.
Real Madrid has been trying to sign Mbappé dating back to 2017 after his deal with Monaco expired. He wound up going to PSG on a deal that at the time made him the second-most expensive player in the world behind Neymar.
PSG won the 2023-24 Ligue 1 title for the third straight season. Mbappé finished the season with 27 goals and seven assists in 29 Ligue 1 matches.
Real Madrid just won the Champions League title for a record 15th time with a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund. PSG lost to Dortmund in the semifinals.