Jude Bellingham delivers his verdict on Kylian Mbappe’s pending arrival at Real Madrid… after the former PSG star ‘SIGNS a contract to join the Spanish giants’
- Kylian Mbappe has reportedly ‘signed a contract to join Real Madrid’
- It will see him put an end to a long-standing transfer saga following his departure from PSG
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Amid the ecstasy of winning the Champions League final on Saturday, Jude Bellingham, 20, was already thinking about next season’s campaign and the possible arrival of former Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe.
It was revealed on Sunday by Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano that Mbappe had ‘signed a contract to join the Spanish giants’, ending a long-running transfer saga between him and his former club PSG.
Mail Sport understands that Mbappe’s long-awaited move to Madrid had been given the green light earlier this season, with some of Carlo Ancelotti’s players speculating about the Frenchman’s arrival in the Madrid dressing room.
Given Madrid’s current squad, which includes superstars such as Vinicius Jr and Bellingham, it’s a frightening thought to think that the 15-time Champions League winner is now set to welcome French World Cup winner Mbappe and promising prospect Endrick to the club next season. to welcome. .
And after yesterday’s Champions League victory, Bellingham gave his verdict on the PSG superstar’s potential move, claiming Mbappe can fill a void that Madrid have missed.
“We’re not sure that will happen!” Bellingham told TNT Sports after Madrid’s final victory in the Champions League.
‘But if it is so [that Mbappe joins] then it would be great. A player like him… I think we saw tonight that all we need is a real striker.
“I think if he came along and gave us that, it would take us to another level.
‘He’s one of the best players in the world.’
Mbappe’s move to Madrid ends his seven-year spell at the Parc des Princes after first joining Ligue 1 champions Monaco on loan in 2017.
During his glittering career, Mbappé has won countless trophies, including seven Ligue 1 titles, a World Cup, a Nations League and four French Cups.
But he is yet to win in Europe and will move to Madrid in the hope of finally winning the Champions League.
In a video on his X account, Romano said: ‘Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid… HERE WE GO.
‘The story is finally over. Kylian Mbappé will join Real Madrid as a free agent at the end of the season.
‘The contract has been signed, the announcement will happen very soon, in the coming weeks, but Real Madrid will have another star in the squad.
‘Kylian Mbappe comes over from PSG and it is a historic HERE WE GO.’
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