Real Madrid has officially announced the signing of World Cup-winner Kylian Mbappe on a five-year contract. The French striker will join the 15-time European champions on July 1, following the expiration of his contract with Paris St Germain.
Earlier this year, Mbappe, 25, confirmed his intention to leave PSG this summer.
A statement from Real Madrid reads: “Real Madrid and Kylian Mbappe have reached an agreement for him to be a Real Madrid player for the next five seasons.”
This announcement confirms what has been widely speculated for months, with Mbappe heavily linked to a move to the Bernabeu. Currently, Mbappe is with the France national team preparing for Euro 2024 and will officially join Real Madrid after the tournament concludes.
Real Madrid is on a high, having recently won their record 15th European title by defeating Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final, and securing the LaLiga title last month.
Mbappe wrote on X: “A dream made reality. Very happy and proud to form part of the club of my dreams, Real Madrid.
“It is impossible to explain how happy and emotional I feel in this moment.”
The free transfer comes six years after Mbappe joined PSG from Monaco on a permanent deal for a reported £165.7million fee. He had already spent a season on loan at the Parc des Princes.
He won six Ligue 1 titles with PSG and scored 256 goals in 308 appearances for the club.
He also won the French Cup four times, but Champions League glory eluded him. PSG reached the final in 2020 but finished runners-up to Bayern Munich and they lost at the last-four stage this year to Dortmund.
