Ive slept for many years with the dream of playing for Real Madrid and today my dream has come true, Mbappe told fans gathered in record numbers to greet him at the clubs Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
The striker, who had completed his medical earlier on Tuesday morning, signed a five-year contract and was handed a No. 9 shirt by club president Florentino Perez.
Accompanied by his parents watching from the crowd and with a former French hero of the club, Zinedine Zidane, in attendance, Mbappe was emotional as the crowd chanted his name, and at one point kissed the jersey of the reigning Spanish and European champions.
My family is happy and my mum is crying, said the 25-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain player.
My dream is to measure up to this club, the greatest club in history, he told the fans. I will give my life for this club and this crest.
