By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Kylian Mbappe signed a five-year deal to move to Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain on Monday, 3 June, 2024 and hailed the move as a “dream come true”.
The announcement is the culmination of Real’s long courtship of one of the most prolific forwards in world football.
“Real Madrid have reached an agreement for the player to be at Real Madrid for the next five seasons,” the club said in a statement.
“So happy and proud to join the club of my dreams @realmadrid. Nobody can understand how excited I am right now. Can’t wait to see you, Madridistas, and thanks for your unbelievable support,” 25-year-old Mbappe added on social media on Monday, 3 June, 2024.
He will earn €35 million ($38 million) a season, according to reports in Spain.
Mbappe’s last contract with PSG, signed in 2022, was a two-year deal worth some 72 million euros before tax with loyalty bonuses of a similar amount and a signing-on fee of 150 million euros.
Mbappe had verbally agreed to move to Real in February and then announced in May he would leave PSG at the end of the season.
Real, fresh from winning their 15th Champions League on Saturday, 1 June, 2024, with a 2-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund, moved to confirm the deal on Monday, 3 June, 2024, before Mbappe is involved in pre-Euro 2024 friendlies for France.
