Kylian Mbappé presentation, live updates: latest news and press conference from Real Madrid’s new signing
Kylian Mbappé official Real Madrid presentation: live updates
Less than 15 minutes to go ...
Excitement levels are growing as the VIP sector starts to fill up with the likes of Raul, Santiago Solari make their way to their seats.
Mapabbé signs on the dotted line
Footage has been released of the striker (now wearing a suit) along with RM president Florentino Perez signing the contract that sees Mbappé become a Real Madrid player for the next five years.
Mbappé shirts flying off the shelf
Last season's best selling Real Madrid (Jude Bellingham No. 5) shirt is expected to be easily eclipsed by the sales of the Mbappé jersey with the home shirt with the player's name and number selling like hot cakes.
Mbappé and Madrid aiming for UCL #16
Both the club and especially their new French signing will be gunning for a 16th European triumph player when the Champions League resumes at the group stage with the new look 'Swiss model' getting underway in early September where Madrid and all other 32 sides will play eight games in the group stage.
The first round of games commence on 7/9 September with the final round of group games earmarked January 2025.
Mbappé arrives at the Bernabéu
The French striker has arrived !
With just less than 45 minutes to go until the presentation, pictures of the Frenchman in the dressing room have emerged.
The new No. 9 will have his locked beside Modric and Valverde, the number 10 and 8 respectively.
Kylian Mbappe / CLEMENS BILAN / EFE
Mbappe to speak in Spanish?
The 25-year-old is reasonably fluid in Spanish and it's expected that the bulk of the presentation will be conducted in the language of his new home.
It's still not sure if he will feel comfortable enough to conduct a press conference in Spanish or will use his native of French to avoid any errors or ambiguous language.
Everything the striker says will be dissected and analysed by both local and global media so the player's team may encourage him to answer questions in French ...
We'll see soon ....
Mbappe is on his way to the Bernabeu !
The paperwork has been signed with images of the player sitting and looking relaxed as he makes the, approximately 20 minute journey from Valdebebas to the Bernabeu in the Chamartin area of the Spanish capital.
The 'thumbs up' pose
We knew it was only a matter of time before the photos emerged of the striker undergoing his medical test with the thumbs up pose.
At the time of writing the striker is now at the Real Madrid training complex at Valdebebas where he is expected to pen his contract in the company of club president Florentino Perez.
The gates of the Bernabéu are now open and fans start to make their way into the ground. Many supporters already sporting the new season jersey with the No. 9 and Mbappé's name on the back.
Plenty of younger fans accompanied by parents with the event falling in the school holidays.
The roof is closed as a measure of protecting the crowd from the feroucios July Spanish sun!
Kaka, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo have all been part of mega event Real Madrid presentations but nothing compares to what the club have prepared for Mbappé.
The stadium itself looks amazing with a splendid display of trophies, big screens and walkways already for the arrival of the French forward.
Mbappé madness in full swing
This is how the surrounding area of the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu looks right now with live pics coming through from our colleague Joe who is at the famous Chamartin stadium this morning.
Scarves and shirts
The stalls around the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu are doing a roaring trade already as fans snap up replica jerseys and Mbappé scarves.
Large queues forming already at the Bernabéu
Despite the presentation being more than 90 minutes away, fans are already congregating outside the stadium in Chamartin.
Expectation levels are sky-high in the Spanish capital today among Madridstas.
Mbappe / MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP
Mbappé at Euro 2024
It's fair to say that the French forward didn't have the best tournament with France on both a collective and personal level as Les Bleus crashed out at the semi-final stage to eventual winners Spain.
Mbappé's tournament was overshadowed by the broken nose he sustained in the group stage against Austria that ruled him out of the 0-0 draw with the Netherlands and the player himself complaining of discomfort and problems breathing as he used a specially made protective face mask in the latter stages of the tournament.
The 25-year-old also looked tired and will welcome some down time after today's presentation.
Mbappe's first words as a Madrid player
There was a bit of a media scrum to be honest outside the medical centre at La Moraleja this morning with the player speaking for the first time in Madrid on the day of his presentation adding 'Yes of course' when asked by a journalist about if playing for Real Madrid was a dream come true.
CLEMENS BILAN / EFE
Mbappé's deal with Madrid
Madrid and the striker have agreed a a five-year deal worth 15 million euros, equivalent to $16.2 million, per year according to initial reports.
Free agent Mbappé is also reportedly receiving a signing bonus worth 150 million euros that will be spread out over the course of his contract.
Mbappé's LaLiga action for Madrid
Mbappé will play his first three league games for Los Blancos against Mallorca, Valladolid and Las Palmas with the striker visiting the two island teams in LaLiga in the opening games.
The first home game for the Frenchman is a clash against newly promoted Valladolid on 25 August and expect tickets to be in very, very high demand despite the fixture coming in the traditional Spanish holiday month of August.
Indeed Real Madrid have displayed all 15 x Champions League trophies on the very stage where Mbappé will be presented later this morning at the Bernabéu.
What better way of motivating the striker !
Mbappé looking to add to honours list at Madrid
Kylian Mbappé may only be 25 years old but cam already boast a wealth of honours at both club and international level.
The Paris native already holds a World Cup winners medal (2018) and a runners- up medal from 2022.
In addition to his Ligue 1 when with Monaco in 2017 he can add a further six Ligue titles from his time at PSG along with four French Cup wins and a plethora of individual awards.
The one medal that eludes the striker is a coveted Champions League winners medal and where better than Real Madrid to try and rectify that situation.
Mbappé leaves La Moraleja clinic
The French striker has left the La Moraleja clinic (disappointingly no thumbs up pics at the moment) and is now head to the Real Madrid training complex at Valdebebas where he will meet club president Florentino Perez to officially sign his contract with the club.
Already the French striker's presence is creating a furore with plenty of fans at the medical clinic and already fans are starting to congregate outside the Santiago Bernabéu.
Expect pics. of a wired up Mbappé flanked by Sanitas (Real Madrid's medical partner) raising a thumb any moment now !
PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP
Mbappé pays for 200 children to attend
The French striker has paid for 200 underprivileged children linked to his KM Foundation to attend this morning's event at the Bernabéu and they will take their place alongside the remaining 79,800 Real Madrid supporters who snapped up tickets for the event.
Mbappé presentation: schedule
Mbappé Planning (all times local)
- Medical check at 9:30h
- Contract signing at Valdebebas with Madrid president Perez at 10:30h
- Official Bernabéu presentation: 12:00h
- Press conference: 13:00h
All these times are tentative with the entire event set to wind up at 2pm (local time)
Mbappé undergoes medical
First stop this morning for the French striker is a routine medical check with the 26-year-old looking relaxed with media attention already starting to build.
The player will undergo his medical at Clínica Sanitas de La Moraleja in the Madrid suburbs.
Scarves of Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr. and Luka Modric / David Ramos / Getty Images
80,000 fans expected at the Bernabéu
Mbappé will be welcomed by a massive crowd at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu today with 80,000 fans expected to greet the French striker and get those all important first photos of Mbappé wearing the famous white jersey.
The event is officially a sell-out with no tickets remaining.
When will Mbappé play his first game for Madrid?
As things stand, everything points to the UEFA Super Cup game when Champions League winners face Europa League winners Atalanta in Warsaw on 14 August being the first time we see the French striker pulling on the Madrid shirt for the first time in an official game.
Mbappé is not expected to join up with his new teammates until early August and is no expected to be involved in the club's US tour where they play Milan, Chelsea and FC Barcelona before returning to the Spanish capital on 8 August.
Real Madrid return ahead of new season
The club officially returned to work yesterday as they prepare for the new 2024-25 season which gets underway in mid August. Carlo Ancelotti and his back room staff met up and were joined by just a handful of players with many of the stars involved in Euro 2024 and Copa America still on vacation.
The event gets underway at 12:00 officially but we'll bring you all the latest news with the striker initially expected to go to the club's Valdebebas training complex to undergo a routine medical and sign the all important contract with club president Florentino Perez present.
Hello and a very warm welcome to our live coverage as we see French striker Kylian Mbappé finally unveiled as a Real Madrid player with an extravagant event planned at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.