The moment that many Real Madrid fans have been waiting for over several years finally arrived as Kylian Mbappé was officially presented as a new player for Los Blancos on Tuesday. The forward underwent medical checks and signed his contract at the club’s training ground in Valdebebas before heading to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu to meet the fans waiting for him.
Standing on a stage alongside club president Florentino Pérez and all 15 of Real Madrid’s Champions League trophies, Mbappé received a raucous reception from his new fans, who were present in huge numbers. Also present were several iconic figures from the club’s history, including fellow Frenchman Zinedine Zidane.
‘12 years ago, Zizou invited a boy to our training ground, and he is now the star who will help us to succeed in the future, today we welcome Kylian Mbappé,’ Pérez said to introduce the player. ‘Welcome to your home, and congratulations for achieving your dream. I know what this means to you and your family. We saw how your eyes shone when you came here at the age of 13.’
When will Mbappé make his Real Madrid debut?
The new arrival delayed his summer vacation in order to come to the Spanish capital for his presentation, having been eliminated from Euro 2024 with France against eventual victors Spain last Tuesday. As such, he will now start a delayed vacation period to rest before joining his team-mates.
That means that he will not be ready to join his new team for their US tour, which will depart later this month ahead of exhibition matches in Chicago, New Jersey and Charlotte. He will begin training around August 6th in Madrid, in order to pass the necessary medical checks to be available for training with his new colleagues upon their return from the US.
With those dates in mind, a target debut could be the UEFA European Super Cup clash with Italian side Atalanta in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14th. It will be up to Carlo Ancelotti whether he thinks Mbappé is fit enough to start, and if he is left on the bench he could wait for a debut in La Liga against Mallorca on August 18th, and a home debut will follow against Real Valladolid on August 25th.
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