Kylian Mbappé did not drag on his arrival in Madrid and fell for a house well known to Madrid supporters, which did not really reassure them.
If many players reside at the hotel when they arrive in a new club, time to find the ideal house, Kylian Mbappé did not waste time when he arrived in the Spanish capital in the summer of 2024. The Real Madrid attacker quickly set his sights on a sumptuous villa located in the upscale and ultra-secure district of Fina. This popular sector is already the place of residence of many play players from Real and Atlético Madrid.
Mbappé would have spent the tidy sum of 11 million euros to offer this dream home of 1200 m2 living space. The Spanish media detailed the multiple advantages of the villa based on the real estate ad published online: no less than 7 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, several salons and terraces, a movie room, a jacuzzi, a swimming pool Heated interior and an outdoor swimming pool, a covered parking for 6 cars and a huge garden … All the modern comfort is there to allow the French star to recharge his batteries between two games!
The villa acquired by Mbappé is also well known to observers of the Madrid club. It previously belonged to Gareth Bale. The Welshman left the club in June 2022. Bale initially hoped to sell his property for 13 million euros but he would have finally accepted the offer to 11 million made by Kylian Mbappé. It represents a beautiful negotiation therefore for both parties since Bale had himself acquired this house with an ex-player Merengue, Kaka, for 7 million euros.
However, a detail of the property has made certain most passionate Madrid supporters tick out. The Villa de la Finca has a real golf green installed by Gareth Bale himself, keen on this sport. This mini route even reproduces famous holes of prestigious tournaments such as those of the famous Masters of Augusta or Swagrass Antre du Player’s Championship, one of the most famous golf tournaments of the PGA Tour.
However, Gareth Bale has often been criticized in Madrid for his passion sometimes deemed excessive for golf, to the detriment of his investment with Real. Some supporters reproached him for preferring to perfect his swing rather than treating his injuries, perfecting his physical condition or fully focusing on his club. His love of golf had even been controversial when in 2019, Bale had celebrated the qualification of Wales for Euro 2020 by posing with a provocative flag on which we could read “Wales, Golf, Madrid, in this order “.
Kylian Mbappé, by buying this villa in the mini Green, therefore inherited in spite of himself with this sulphurous reputation left by Bale. But the supporters can be reassured … After first weeks of difficult adaptation, the attacker stacked the goals, made a hat-trick in the Champions League against Manchester City on February 19 and has never shared until then one any interest in the little white ball.