Kylian Mbappe breaks silence on Real Madrid transfer with emotional 38-word statement

Kylian Mbappe has broken his silence after his stunning free transfer to Real Madrid was confirmed.

The France international has signed a five-year deal with Los Blancos until 2029, effective from when his PSG contract officially expires on July 1.

The 25-year-old will join a stacked Real Madrid attack that already includes Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.

Further details on the move will be confirmed in due course, with a short statement by Real on the club's official website reading: "Real Madrid CF and Kylian Mbappe have reached an agreement whereby he will be a Real Madrid player for the next five seasons."

Now, Mbappe has reacted to the move with his own social media post - and it even contains a reference to club icon Cristiano Ronaldo with a photo taken of the pair back when a young Mbappe was given a tour of Real's training ground.

He wrote: "A dream come true. So happy and proud to join the club of my dream, Real Madrid.

"Nobody can understand how excited I am right now. Can't wait to see you, Madridistas, and thanks for your unbelievable support. Hala Madrid!"

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Mbappe spent seven years at Paris Saint-Germain - the first of those on loan from Monaco - and scored 256 goals in 308 appearances.

Real had long pursued his signing, with the club seeing a huge €180 million bid for the forward rejected by PSG in the summer of 2021.

Mbappe signed a new contract with PSG in May 2022, with the deal initially reported to last until 2025. However, it later emerged that the deal only ran until 2024, with an option to extend by a further year - an option which the France captain declined to activate.

Now, club president Florentino Perez has finally got his man on a free transfer, with Mbappe now beginning the next stage of his career following the conclusion of his Euro 2024 campaign with France.