Official: Real Madrid announced ‘blockbuster’ Mbappe, homepage… crashed because fans were too excited
At 12:35 AM on June 4, Real Madrid announced the highly anticipated signing of Kylian Mbappe. The French striker has agreed to a contract until 2029. This information was confirmed before the Champions League final, after the Spanish club completed paperwork and signed Mbappe. He will join Santiago Bernabeu from the next season, realizing his childhood dream of playing for Real Madrid. At his new club, Mbappe will earn 15 million euros per year, a significant reduction from his previous salary at Paris Saint-Germain.
However, Real Madrid has included a bonus clause of up to 148 million euros, depending on Mbappe’s contributions. Additionally, the 25-year-old striker will receive a signing fee paid gradually over the five-year contract.
There is no doubt about Mbappe’s class. At 25, the Bondy-born striker is a 2018 World Cup champion and the top scorer in Paris Saint-Germain’s history with 256 goals, surpassing Edinson Cavani’s old record. Mbappe has also completed a full collection of domestic titles during his seven years with the Parisian club.
In fact, Real Madrid could have signed Mbappe earlier. In the summer of 2021, the Spanish royal club negotiated with Paris Saint-Germain to bring in Mbappe, but the French club refused. Paris Saint-Germain had just signed Lionel Messi and wanted the trio of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe to achieve their Champions League dream. However, despite having this elite trio in their squad, the Parc des Princes team still failed, being eliminated in the round of 16 for two consecutive years.
After Neymar and Messi left, Mbappe stayed on to carry Paris Saint-Germain to the Champions League semifinals in his final season before deciding to leave despite the French club’s attempts to convince him to stay
Here is the translated paragraph in English:
While Mbappe’s best achievement in the Champions League is a runner-up finish, Real Madrid reigns supreme in this competition with 15 titles, including 6 in the past decade. The Santiago Bernabeu team recently defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to complete a La Liga and Champions League double.
Real Madrid waited until after the Champions League final to announce the signing of Mbappe. This blockbuster deal has generated immense excitement among fans. Evidence of this is the club’s website crashing due to high traffic when the news broke.
The post by the Spanish club garnered over 750,000 interactions within an hour, and the welcome video for the French superstar received 423,000 likes.
Mbappe is currently focused on the French national team ahead of EURO 2024. The forward, born in 1998, and his teammates were eliminated in the round of 16 at the previous EURO after losing to Switzerland, a match in which Mbappe missed a penalty that led to their exit.
