This Monday, June 3, Kylian Mbappé became a new Real Madrid player for the next five seasons. After several years of waiting, the Merengue fans were finally able to celebrate the arrival of the great signing with which they hope to continue their reign in Europe for a long time.
Although the Spanish team’s official statement only had a couple of lines, it was enough to go around the world two days after they won the Champions League for the fifteenth time.
Until now, Mbappé had only played for French teams: first with Monaco and for the last seven seasons with Paris Saint-Germain, a team from which he left as a free agent after rejecting offers to extend his contract.
In 2021, Madrid saw an offer of 180 million euros to PSG rejected, the same amount that the club from the French capital had spent to sign a teenage Mbappé years ago.
How much will Mbappé earn at Real Madrid?
The official announcement of his landing at Real Madrid has given rise to the Spanish press to leak details about the agreement. According to the newspaper ACE“His salary was agreed to be around 15 million euros net. A figure well below what he received in Paris, where he had a salary of 72 million gross (in Madrid, 26).”
Mbappé had to give up a large part of his salary to fulfill the dream he had since he was a child and that had been pursuing him for years without a happy ending.
What shirt number will Mbappé wear?
In a show of humility, Mbappé refused to ask for the number 7 that currently belongs to Vinícius Jr. and He decided to take the 9th that was vacant after the departure of Karim Benzema.
Coincidentally, that was the same number that Cristiano Ronaldo wore in 2009 when he arrived from Manchester United. Kylian is a great admirer of the Portuguese star and it is not ruled out that this option would have been taken as a tribute to the footballer who marked an era for the majority of Merengues fans.
Mbappé arrives at the Santiago Bernabéu after a last year at PSG, where he was under the orders of Spanish coach Luis Enrique. His overall balance was 44 goals, 27 in Ligue 1 and 8 in the Champions League, in addition to 10 assists that they contributed to achieve the national treble with League, Cup and Super Cup. However, he added a new disappointment in Europe, since his team was eliminated in the semifinals by Borussia Dortmund.
At the Parisian club he scored 256 goals in 308 games, winning six league titles, four Cup titles, two League Cup titles and three Super Cup titles, while he only had one chance to win the Champions League, in 2020, when his team lost the final against Bayern Munich (1-0).
Not even joining in attack with Leo Messi and Neymar Jr helped him launch his international record at the club level, beyond the fact that with France he was world champion in Russia 2018.
