OFFICIAL: Kylian Mbappe joins Real Madrid

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 4 Jun 2024 02:57 CDT
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Kylian Mbappe has officially joined Real Madrid, the Spanish club announced on Monday.

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Mbappe moves to Real Madrid from PSG on a free transfer after his contract expired with the Ligue 1 side.

The 25-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish and European champions until 2029.

According to reports, he will receive a €150 million signing-on fee as part of the contract, with this being paid in instalments.

Mbappe finally makes the transfer to Real Madrid after almost joining the giants on a number of occasions in previous summers.

PSG had already announced that Mbappe would not be signing a new contract at the club, and it was widely expected that the attacker would be announced as a Real Madrid player before Euro 2024 began.

That confirmation has now arrived with the 2023-24 club season officially over following the Champions League final on Saturday.

Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for a fifteenth time at Wembley as they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0.

© IMAGO - Mbappe enjoyed a great career at PSG

Mbappe at PSG

Mbappe joined PSG from Monaco in the summer of 2017 for a fee that would eventually reach €180 million.

He proved to be one of the best players in the world in seven years at the club, scoring a brilliant 256 goals in 308 appearances.

Mbappe won a string of trophies with PSG, including six Ligue 1 titles, while he was a Champions League runner-up in 2020.

For France, he has achieved greatness by leading his country to 2018 World Cup glory. He also took France to the final of the 2022 World Cup, scoring a hattrick in the final despite the loss on penalties to Argentina.

Mbappe will now travel to Euro 2024 with the France national team. He has scored 46 goals in 77 games for his country.