MADRID, June 4, (AP): Kylian Mbappé is finally a Real Madrid player.
Madrid said on Monday it reached a deal with the France star for the next five seasons, bringing together one of soccer’s top talents and its most successful club.

The announcement came after years of flirtation by Madrid with the player who inherited the status of the best in the game from Lionel Messi.
"A dream come true,” Mbappé said on X. "So happy and proud to join the club of my dreams. Nobody can understand how excited I am right now. Can't wait to see you, Madridistas (Madrid fans), and thanks for your unbelievable support. ¡Hala Madrid!”

The post, with the message written in English, Spanish, and French, was accompanied by photos of a young Mbappé wearing a Madrid jacket while visiting the club. One photo was with Madrid great Cristiano Ronaldo.
Madrid did not release any financial details of the deal. It also didn't immediately say when it will officially introduce the player, who is with France preparing for the European Championship.

The 25-year-old World Cup winner joins a Madrid team that is already loaded with talent and still celebrating its latest European triumph - and sixth in 10 seasons.
Just two days ago, Madrid won a record-extending 15th European Cup title when it beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the Champions League final in London.

Mbappé joins a team that already features young stars in Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo, and Jude Bellingham.
His signing could revive Madrid's "galatico” squads, when it had some of the world's top players including Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Brazil's Ronaldo, David Beckham, Luis Figo, and Karim Benzema, among others.
Until now, Mbappé has played club soccer only for French teams - first at Monaco and for the past seven seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, which he left as a free agent after it failed to persuade him to renew his contract. Mbappé didn't take the option for an extra year on the deal he signed two years ago.
In 2021, Madrid was rejected after offering PSG a bid of 180 million euros - the same amount PSG paid Monaco for a teenage Mbappé years earlier.