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Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid watch
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Hopefully none.
Unless they meet an English club in the final, in which case, a very reluctant hala fecking Madrid innit
9 figure signing bonus probably helps
He's 26 next season and the CL isn't that easy to win despite Madrid's surreal record of the last decade. Other teams are building big teams as well, not just Madrid. And I'd say 1 or 2 is still the likeliest outcome.
CL requires alot of luck as well, Madrid in their last few have shown plenty of it. There been alot of games where they had no right to win it but do.
Will that luck continue?
It will be interesting to see where he plays as well. He can't come in and act the way he did at PSG, he is coming into a team that has won multiple CL's with a formula and a LW that could win the Ballon D'or.
I wish him all the best, but I also wish they'd gone for Haaland instead.
Madrid have reached 12 CL semifinals since 2011, or 12 in 14 attempts, which I believe, has no precedent.
Luck can come and go at specific times but that consistency to be in the latter rounds of the competition cannot be explained with just luck. The arguments that many use to explain the lack of luck in editions in which the trophy was won could be used to claim the opposite in the years in which it was not won.
So rather than asking if that luck, which plays a role I won't deny it, can continue, I would first ask if that consistency in reaching the latter rounds of CL can continue.
Oh no, take nothing away from Madrid, they have deserved to be there and win it. These things come in cycles dont they? There was a time in early 2000's until 2011 where they struggled, even with good teams.
Yeah, it's not just luck, and Mbappe is very likely to win at least 1 Ballon d'Or and Champions League each...however it's never a given that he'll win multiple of them IMO. Pep won only 2 CLs with Unicef Barca and that core only went on to win 1 more after that. The trio of Messi, Neymar and Suarez only won one. City have only won one despite being odds-on favorites every season since 2017. The Madrid juju is real but it's still obviously never a foregone conclusion. And don't forget...eras come to an and after all
...football has always been cyclicalGetting the most expensive player on the planet at his best age 25, for free.
Only Real could do that.
Only Real could do that.
That is a stretch.
Pedrerol said that it will be comunicado in some minutes
I, too, have done Spanish on DuoLingo.
Yes, we've been very succesful without him this season so there's not a lot of margin to improve. Then with Kroos leaving we will definitely need to change something in the way we play.
Which is also BS, Perez should’ve drastically reduced the signing fee.
Holy moly guacamoly it's official. OMG!!! So happy. Can't wait for next season. Endrick and Mbappe on top of Vini, Rodrygo and Bellingham. Happy days.
Was not lying
Must be nice being able to sign literally any and every player on the planet. Boring af saga though.
€125m signing bonus
Free transfer
Free transfer
Win the UCL, sign Mbappe.
What a club
What a club
Bottled joining Arsenal - Talksport (probably)
Mbappe joins a serious club finally. Glad he will be able to play his prime there. Wasted far too much time with PSG (from the sense that a player like him should be playing in a league where the world pays attention to him, and that just isn't the case in Ligue 1, whatever he does there is ignored).
I think it's too soon for him, he needs to prove himself at a club like Dortmund first.
Poor Rodrygo, guess he is the first off the bench or maybe 433 in smaller games. Might get sold next summer unless he accepts a reserve role.
Compare that front four with our front four!
There are at least three Ballon d'Or material in the front four there and I also hear good things about Endrick, who's joining them soon.
There are at least three Ballon d'Or material in the front four there and I also hear good things about Endrick, who's joining them soon.
This signing bonus is what allowed Madrid to cut massively Mbappé's salary to have it be slightly above their best players to not create tension in the dressing room and still give him what he's worth.
So glad that you explained. I was wondering why you said that? Muchas Gracias.
Feck off. Next season I will celebrate winning the CL with only one glass of Porto and one victory cigar
Biggest transfer of the summer. Will be exciting to watch how he, Vinicius, Rodrygo and Bellingham link up next season. Funnily enough, these things don’t always work out.
Finally he's at a proper club. I expect him to level up as a player now.
Well I hope this signing works out.
We have Mason Mount
In the short-term, we have to win la liga+UCL next season, otherwise, arguments can be made that we were better before him.
For such a ruthless guy, he seems to treat Mbappe with the kiddie gloves.
Good tweet. Happy for him. Now time to forgive the offence and wish him well.