2024-07-12 04:14:34
Kylian Mbappe has yet to kick the ball once on the pitch at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, but he has started to set records.
The captain of the French national team moved to Real Madrid after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired. The official presentation in the Spanish capital is scheduled for Tuesday, with Mbappe due to undergo a medical earlier in the day to see if he will need surgery on his broken nose.
The Frenchman, world champion in 2018, was injured in a collision with the Austrian Kevin Danso in the first match of the European.
However, the shirts of “Real” with the name of the new star are already on sale. According to the Spanish media, in just one day, all available were sold – no matter what size (men’s, women’s, children’s). This forced the club people to officially announce that due to the frantic demand, quantities from the latest requests will arrive in 4-6 weeks at the earliest. And regardless of the delivery method and whether other items from this Adidas collection are included in the order. Just for comparison – for jerseys of Jude Bellingham and Vinicius there was much less waiting.
“Real” explained that the problem that arose for fans was due to the “unexpectedly large number of orders”. Faster fans of the European club champions were still able to buy shirts from the official stores.
As with most teams, owning an Official Collection team is not a cheap treat. One of the offers for the Frenchman’s shirt when ordered online is for £160 (very high indeed) including all taxes.
In the national team, Kylian Mbappe plays with number 10, but in “Real” he will wear number 9 and becomes the successor of Cristiano Ronaldo, Raul and Karim Benzema.
Kylian Mbappe’s presentation program will include a visit to Real’s training facility, an official signing in the presence of president Florentino Perez and a meeting with the other members of the club’s board of directors.
The stadium ceremony is due to start at 12pm and that means the crowd is likely to be smaller than it would be for an evening event.
The postponement of the start time is due to the necessary preparations for the upcoming concerts at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium later in the week.