Thousands welcome Mbappe to Real Madrid

With Spain still celebrating their Euro 2024 triumph, the joy for Real Madrid fans has been multiplied with the arrival of long-awaited Cristiano Ronaldo successor Kylian Mbappe.

The French superstar will be presented to a sold-out Santiago Bernabeu stadium later in the day.

Although the tickets are free, they were snapped up rapidly with some fans reportedly trying to resell them to take advantage of the hype surrounding the arrival of Mbappe.

Mbappe will ink a five-year deal before appearing in front of the fans at 1000 GMT. After which he will hold a press conference.

Although his new teammates began training on Monday, the striker, who captained France during the Euros, will have a few more days off before kicking off his season in the Spanish capital.

The 25-year-old will wear the number 9 shirt which went on sale last Thursday in Real’s shops which are covered with his image.

Mbappe says he has always been a fan of Los Blancos and of Ronaldo.

At Real, he will form part of a new offensive trio alongside England midfielder Jude Bellingham and Brazil attacker Vinicius Junior under the watch of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Los Blancos will begin their campaign with a match against Real Mallorca when the season kicks off on the weekend of August 17-18.