The excitement is mounting with the mercury in the sun-drenched streets of the Spanish capital as Real Madrid fans await the arrival of French striker Kylian Mbappé.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward confirmed on Friday that he is leaving Ligue 1 after seven years, and while he has not specified his future, the world is anticipating only one destination. Madrid has been pursuing Mbappé for years without success, but is finally on the verge of securing the 25-year-old at the end of his contract with PSG.
“We’ve been waiting for Kylian for a while now, but I think this is it, we’re almost there,” said Victor Espinoza, a 31-year-old Real Madrid supporter, quoted by local media on Saturday morning. The name of the French team captain was on everyone’s lips:
Madrid product vendors on match days have been selling Mbappé scarves for weeks. Los Blancos clinched their 36th Spanish championship last week with four games left in La Liga and reached the Champions League final this week by defeating Bayern Munich.
The signing of Mbappé, as reported by Spanish media, now seems inevitable, only a matter of time, and could crown a few glorious weeks for Madrid’s president Florentino Perez.
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