Real Madrid confirmed Kylian Mbappé will be presented to his fnas next week in an event at the Santiago Bernabeu. Los Blancos will open the gates of the stadium in an event that was waiting for close to 70,000 fans who came to see Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.
An official statement from Los Blancos confirmed Mbappe will greet the fans at 12:00 CEST on Tuesday 16 July at the Bernabeu. First, president Florentino Perez will welcome Mbappe to the training facilities and Mbappe will sign a five-year deal. After the presentation to the fans, Mbappe will appear in front of the media for the first time as a Real Madrid player.
Los Blancos have also confirmed shirt number changes: Mbappe will also wear the number nine shirt, with Eduardo Camavinga taking the number six from Nacho Fernandez. Fede Valverde inherits Toni Kroos' eight, Aurelien Tchouameni takes 14, Arda Guler 15 and Jesus Vallejo takes 18 on his return from a loan at Granada, although he is expected to leave.
Mbappe joins on a free from Paris Saint-Germain, seven years after Los Blancos first tried to sign him as a professional from AS Monaco. After rejecting Real Madrid in 2022, it is a day that has been dreamed of for a long time in the Spanish capital, and Perez will have the satisfaction of finally getting his man. Real Madrid is also expected to make a call on whether he needs surgery the same day after submitting a medical.
