The arrival of French superstar Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid on Tuesday June 4 arouses immense enthusiasm in the press and among Madrid supporters, even if the latter do not grant a blank check to the captain of the Blues.
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The formalization of this monumental transfer via a simple press release Monday evening was welcomed in the Spanish capital as a “bombazo” (a bomb on the transfer market, Editor’s note). An explosion awaited for more than seven years, accompanied by a certain euphoria, but also enormous expectations.
The icing on a cake that took many years to bake
“ Finally Mbappé » headlines the sports daily A.S.who is jubilant in advance to add “ one more Galactic in the collection » of Real, after Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Beckham, Benzema or Cristiano Ronaldo.« What you dreamed of », writes its competitor on the front page Marca with a photo montage of Mbappé in the Real jersey, repeating the words of the French striker. “ It’s a dream come true », He reacted on Monday on his networks after the officialization of his transfer. “ So happy and proud to join the club of my dreams. (…) Hala Madrid! “.
For Cadena Cope radio, widely listened to in Spain, “ Kylian is the icing on a cake that took many years to bake and build thanks to the extraordinary management of Florentino Pérez “. The logical end of a series that has lasted since 2017, even before Mbappé’s departure to PSG after his explosion in Monaco, which made Real “ the leading candidate to dominate world football for the next ten years “.
In posts on social networks, his future teammate Eder Militao and other members of the big Real family like Iker Casillas and Marcelo are already counting on him to lead the Spanish giant. towards a 16th » Champions League and a new era. Before that, the 25-year-old Bondynois, who will change dimension by arriving at the “White House”, has a whole population to convince of his immense talent.
“ Here, he will be just another player in the great history of Real »
“ He’s a great recruit, a huge player. But here, he will just be one more player in the great history of Real “, declared to AFP Luis Caceres, president of the federation of “Peñas”, the groups of Real supporters. “ Real Madrid never places a player above his name. From the first minute, he will have to rise to the occasion, play football and show us his qualities. Because otherwise, the Bernabéu will make him pay. I saw people here whistling Zidane, whistling Cristiano… » he warns. “ With what happened two years ago, when he decided to extend his contract with PSG, Kylian must know that he will be expected around the corner. When will he be forgiven? When he shows us on the pitch that he is now at the club he loves », adds Luis Caceres.
In front of the club’s official store on Gran Via, a large commercial avenue in the city center, Zein Mroueh, a 52-year-old French supporter, believes that Mbappé “ came at the right time “, but ” that he will have to upgrade because he is entering another stage of his life “. “ Mbappé will bring a lot of speed, a lot of technique. He’s a complete player. It is not essential in Madrid, but it is added value “, to an armada that already reigns over Europe, judges Erika Franchi, a 28-year-old Italian supporter.
Contrary to part of the press and members of the “White House”, who believe that it is indeed Mbappé who needs Real today, and not the other way around, Luis Caceres assures that they have ” need each other “. One to assert himself as the best player in the world, the other to continue writing his legend.