We can already say it. Finally, one of the most talked-about novels of recent years comes to an end: Kylian Mbappé will play for Real Madrid starting in the 2024/25 season. The negotiations were not easy but Florentino Pérez once again demonstrated why he is one of the most important leaders in the history of football.
In this way, the “Merengues” prepare in an unbeatable way for the 2024/25 season in which they will try to win the 16th Champions League title, the Club World Cup and the other competitions in which they will participate.
But it is not the first time that a French player wears the white shirt. We review seven cases that serve as background. Did you remember all of them?
Christian Karembeu to the “Merengue” club after a dispute between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Although he could not fully adapt, he did manage to raise an ‘Orejona’, the Eighth Champions of the institution.
The forward became the most expensive footballer in the club’s history up to that date. The white team paid 5,540 million pesetas for him. He was compared to Ronaldo, but he did not end up becoming the star that he was presumed to be.
In June 2019, Real Madrid paid 48 million euros to Lyon for Mendy’s transfer.
Although he is not an undisputed starter in Ancelotti’s scheme, the Frenchman has the Mister’s confidence, which is why Real Madrid is not selling him, even in the face of interest from many European teams.
Mendy has already won two Champions Leagues, leagues, Super Cups and the list goes on. His contract ends in 2025.
In the 2021/22 season, Real Madrid signed a young Camavinga who at that time was playing for Rennes in France. And it wasn’t a bad decision.
The midfielder has shown great performance since that moment, being a key piece for Ancelotti. He has played 145 games with the Merengue shirt and has added many trophies to his personal showcase.
Today Claude Makélélé turns 47, the Frenchman 🇫🇷 played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta, Real Madrid, Chelsea and PSG
Conquered 🏆🏆 #PremierLeague🏆 FA Cup, 🏆 Community Shield, 🏆 #ChampionsLeague🏆 European Super Cup and 🏆 Intercontinental Cup pic.twitter.com/j1UmjBQG2w
— Gooooool Pass ⚽🥅 (@PaseDeGooooool) February 18, 2020
One of the best midfielders in history left Real Madrid, before leaving for Chesea, in 2003, for 17M pounds. He was champion 7 times -with Champions included- in the Meringue.
He arrived at Madrid in the 2022/23 season, from Monaco. In the two seasons that he has been wearing the Merengue shirt he has already won almost everything he could win: league, Champions League, super cups, Club World Cup and more.
Unfortunately, an injury left him on the sidelines of the final against Dortmund but it is clear that he is an important piece in Ancelotti’s scheme.
The Frenchman arrived at Real Madrid in 2011, in exchange for 10 million euros. After 10 very successful seasons, with 18 titles, including 4 Champions Leagues, Varane was transferred to Manchester United.
The forward arrived from Stade de Reims and in the presence of the eternal Alfredo Di Stéfano, he changed his position to right winger, but continued to demonstrate his quality. He won the Ballon d’Or in 1958, and three European Cups at the club.
Karim Benzema left Real Madrid after 14 seasons in which he became the player with the most titles in the club’s history (25) and at the age of 35 he began a new stage of his career in Saudi Arabia. 647 games, 353 goals, 25 titles and idolatry for life.
The first French signing of the new century was the incomparable Zinedine Zidane. Between 2001 and 2006 he dazzled all fans. The most memorable thing was La Novena’s goal against Bayer Leverkusen. He later became coach of “Merengue”.
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