Kylian Mbappé signs with Real Madrid, Champions League victors.
When Kylian Mbappé was young, his dream was to play for Real Madrid, and now it's coming true. The newly-crowned Champions League champion has decided to leave Paris St. Germain and join his childhood love club.
The highly-anticipated transfer of French football sensation Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain to Champions League champion Real Madrid has finally been made official. Real Madrid announced the signing of the 2018 World Cup winner for a deal lasting five years until mid-2029. As his contract with PSG was due to expire, Real Madrid did not need to pay a transfer fee for him.
There had been a lot of speculation about what would happen to the French national team star with his contract approaching its end. Born in Paris, Mbappé has been playing for PSG since his transfer from AS Monaco in 2017 and currently holds the record for most goals scored for the club.
So far, he has played 308 league games for PSG, contributing to 364 goals and winning 15 titles. Bid goodbye to the speedy striker about a week ago in their 2:1 victory over Olympique Lyon in the cup final. He had won the championship six times and the cup four times during his time with Paris.
However, Mbappé had not had the chance to win the Champions League. In 2020, he made it to the Champions League finals but lost 0:1 against Bayern Munich. In the previous season, he wasn't able to make it past the semi-finals, losing to Borussia Dortmund after two 0:1 defeats. This year, Dortmund lost to Real Madrid in the final with 0:2. Mbappé was already close to a transfer to Real Madrid in 2022 but decided to renew his contract in Paris at the time. He is now set to play for Real Madrid alongside three of his national teammates: Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, and Aurélien Tchouameni.
