When will Kylian Mbappe be presented as a Real Madrid player? Report provides key details regarding event
According to AS, Kylian Mbappe will be unveiled to Real Madrid fans on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. The Frenchman will undergo his medical in the Spanish capital earlier in the day.
As per the report, 80,000 Real Madrid fans are expected at the Santiago Bernabeu for Mbappe's unveiling. Los Blancos are also reportedly planning a WWE-style pyrotechnics show for his entrance.
The former PSG star has already penned a deal with the Spanish side after deciding to leave Parc des Princes as a free agent. Reports suggest he signed the contract in February, though the move was confirmed in June after the 2023-24 domestic season ended.
Kylian Mbappe is currently with the France national team at EURO 2024. He will be hoping to lift the trophy on July 14, days before traveling to Spain for the medical and unveiling. Les Bleus will face Portugal in their quarterfinal clash on July 5.
Real Madrid have already announced the signing of Kylian Mbappe
Real Madrid have scheduled Kylian Mbappe's unveling for later this month, but the contract has already been signed. The UEFA Champions League winners released a statement about the transfer in June, which read:
"The European champions have strengthened their squad with a world superstar, who has enjoyed his highest scoring season with PSG (44 goals) and has been the top scorer in the last six French league seasons. Kylian Mbappé has joined Real Madrid. An international star has signed for the European champions, who, at the age of 25, has just enjoyed his highest scoring season with Paris Saint-Germain (44 goals) and has finished as top scorer of the French league for the sixth consecutive season (27 goals)."
PSG wanted to keep Kylian Mbappe at the club and reportedly offered him a lucrative deal. However, the forward opted to move after rejecting the chance to join his boyhood club Real Madrid in 2022.
Mbappe is already featured on Los Blancos' website as a forward for the team, but the Frenchman hasn't been assigned a number yet. He usually wears the number seven jersey, but the spot is occupied by Vinicius Jr. and Mbappe is expected to take the vacant number nine shirt.