'Dream come true': Kylian Mbappe signs five-year deal with Real Madrid

Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of Kylian Mbappe on a five-year deal that the World Cup-winner described as a "dream come true".

The France striker will officially join the 15-time European champions on Monday July 1, the day after his contract with Paris St Germain expires.

Mbappe, 25, announced earlier this year he would leave PSG this summer.

A statement from the Spanish club read: “Real Madrid and Kylian Mbappe have reached an agreement for him to be a Real Madrid player for the next five seasons.”

The confirmation makes official one of the worst-kept secrets in football with Mbappe having been strongly linked with a switch to the Bernabeu Stadium for several months.

Mbappe is currently with the France squad preparing for Euro 2024 and will formally link up with Real after his involvement in the tournament ends.

He will join a club on a high after they captured their record-extending 15th European title, with a victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final on Saturday.

That trophy came hot on the heels of Real securing the La Liga crown last month.

Mbappe wrote on X: “A dream made reality. Very happy and proud to form part of the club of my dreams, Real Madrid.

“It is impossible to explain how happy and emotional I feel in this moment.”

The free transfer comes six years after Mbappe joined PSG from Monaco on a permanent deal for a reported £165.7 million fee.

Mbappe won six Ligue 1 titles with PSG and scored 256 goals in 308 appearances for the club.

He also won the French Cup four times, but Champions League glory eluded him.

PSG reached the final in 2020, but finished runners-up to Bayern Munich, and they lost at the last-four stage this year to Dortmund.

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