Mbappé to Real Madrid: “Looking forward to seeing you light up the Bernabeu”, “Towards a sixteenth C1″… the great Merengue family welcomes him

Le capitaine des Bleus a reçu beaucoup de messages. MAXPPP – MOHAMMED BADRA

"Welcome crack": the big Real Madrid family reacts on Monday to the officialization of the transfer of Kylian Mbappé to the Madrid club, where his future teammates are waiting for him to go and conquer a 16th Champions League.

"Welcome to your new home", posted Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on Eder Militao is already planning "towards the 16th" C1.

#WelcomeMbappé pic.twitter.com/kAhxdEjnLA

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) June 3, 2024

"Welcome crack!", launches Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin on Instagram by sharing the presentation video of the Madrid club. The English striker of the club with 15 Champions Leagues, Jude Bellingham, commented in his own way on the arrival of the captain of the France team by publishing on Instagram a montage proposing the same image, drawn, Mbappé, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and him, i.e. the four attackers now under contract with the "White House".

"Towards a sixteenth C1"

Legendary ex-Real striker Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbappé's youth idol, published a message on the Frenchman's Instagram account. “It's my turn to watch. Can't wait to see you light up Bernabeu", writes CR7 under a post where the Frenchman announces his arrival in Madrid. To accompany this message, Mbappé notably chose a photo where he poses with Cristiano Ronaldo during a visit to Real when he was 14 years old. As a teenager, the Frenchman had posters of the Portuguese in his room.

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Another legend of the Madrid club, former goalkeeper Iker Casillas also welcomes Mbappé “to the best club in the world”. “It's never too late if the heart is in it. With you, we begin our path towards a sixteenth C1”, adds the Spanish world champion. Another goalkeeper who has played for Real but also for Paris SG, which he also left at the end of the season, Costa Rican Keylor Navas welcomed the arrival of his former teammate in Madrid. “What a big brother", he wrote in his comment under the message posted by Mbappé. "May God be with him, and I'm sure he will be very happy."

A new star in La Liga

French international Eduardo Camavinga simply shared a photo of himself in the French team jersey alongside his captain, with whom he will play Euro 2024 in a few days. Another compatriot of Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni writes on Twitter "Welcome Home bro!" (Welcome home, brother). The recent European champions "reinforce their team with a world star, who had his best season with PSG (44 goals) and was the top scorer in the last six French championships", writes the Spanish giant on its website.

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In a video on social networks, the Spanish La Liga welcomed the arrival of a new "star" in its ranks, comparing this transfer to those of the Galactics, Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, Beckham then Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.