Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid career could not have gotten off to a better start, with the French forward scoring a crucial goal, showing the Los Blancos fans exactly what they have been waiting so many years for.<\/p>\n
It was a pursuit that threatened to undermine all the good work done by Florentino Perez in his second stint as club president.<\/p>\n
Whilst there have been countless trophies, the failure to sign Neymar had left Real Madrid and Perez looking somewhat powerless in a changing market.<\/p>\n
State-funded clubs were now able to outbid the Spanish giants, and the numerous pursuits of Mbappe had all previously ended in humiliation.<\/p>\n
If it wasn’t PSG outright rejecting offers, it was Mbappe suggesting he would sign for Real Madrid on a free transfer in 2022 and then changing his mind at the last moment.<\/p>\n
Perez and Real Madrid felt played, yet uncharacteristically they refused to close the door to the World Cup winner, believing that he would eventually don the famous white shirt.<\/p>\n
So, it proved, with Real Madrid and Mbappe easing to a 2-0 victory over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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