Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid will officially present its new striker Kylian Mbappé, who will wear the number 9 next season, next Tuesday at 12:00 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the Madrid club announced on Wednesday.
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The former Paris SG striker, who was eliminated on Tuesday with France in the semi-final of the Euro by Spain (2-1) after a disappointing competition on an individual level, will be received beforehand by the Madrid president Florentino Perez for the protocol of signing his five-year contract, specifies Real.
His presentation at the stadium, which will take place two days after the Euro final, which Spain will play against the Netherlands or England, will be followed by a press conference.
The reigning Spanish champions, Real Madrid, will begin the championship in Mallorca, during the first day of La Liga played on the weekend of August 17 and 18. The possible debut at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium of the French superstar, who left PSG for free at the end of his contract, will have to wait until the following week, on the occasion of the reception of one of the promoted teams, Real Valladolid (2nd day).
Real Madrid expect to recoup the cost of this transfer, which remains expensive (estimated salary of 15 million euros net per season and signing bonus of over 100 million) thanks to the various economic benefits brought by the French player (sponsorship contracts, shirt sales, ticketing, etc.).
On Wednesday, the club also made official the fact that its new striker would wear number 9 next season.
Mbappé, a hugely popular social media personality with 117 million followers on Instagram and almost 14 million on X, is the only footballer to feature in Times Magazine’s 2023 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, along with Lionel Messi.