This is the main attraction of Real Madrid since his arrival in Real Madrid since his arrival last summer. Kylian Mbappé has continued to run ink in recent months: “It's amazing to be here. I dreamed for years to play for Real Madrid and today my dream has come true. I am a happy boy. I am proud to realize my dream and to become a player of the best club in the history of football. I will give my life to Real Madrid». In these words, the former PSG player had placed the bar very high for his first campaign in the Merengue jersey. On the Invidiuel level, it is difficult to reproach him anything despite the passages more below his real level. In his first season at Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé faced several criticisms concerning his adaptation and his performance. Among the points raised were his sometimes hazardous positioning, frequently leading him to be reported out of the game, his defensive participation deemed limited, his gaps in air duels and a certain imprecision in his centers.
In December 2024, Mbappé himself recognized these difficulties during an interview, admitting that his start to the season was not to “the height of what was expected“, While stressing the importance of the second part of the season to demonstrate its value. More recently, this weekend, criticisms emerged after a defeat of Real Madrid against Valence. Journalist Tomás Roncero expressed his frustration, declaring that “Mbappé would never be CristianoDue to an alleged lack of killer instinct compared to Cristiano Ronaldo. However, last week, against Leganés, the Merengues went to win a painful success to the merit of their French (3-2), author of a penalty panenka and a goal on indirect free kick. After the meeting, Mbappé was obviously all smiling at the microphone of Real Madrid TV. He also equaled the goal record for his first Madrid season (33):
Mbappé reveals behind the scenes of its first year
In a large interview with the chain SextaKylian Mbappé released the honesty card over his first 6 months in Real Madrid: “I am very happy to be here, to discover a new country and a new culture. I am very focused on football; We play every three days and I have no time for something else. People are very open, I feel their affection. I like food, especially ham. Talking Spanish is an effort that I think I should make by coming to live in Spain. Now I have a problem: I am talked about too quickly. I learned it in Paris; Many of my teammates spoke it. Pocsettino too. I dream every day to play here. Zidane was my idol, I started thanks to him. This club has an aura that the others do not have. It is the best in the world. Since Cristiano's arrival, I have been every match; It was my other idol. I had this dream, and now it's a reality. It's a good life, we know what it means to play here. But I still arrive on the field with enthusiasm. I always play with humility, and that's how we have to be when we arrive in any club, not just in Madrid. When I had to wait alone in the tunnel, it was the longest five minutes of my life. 80,000 people, I expected this madness. The club warned me that the stadium would be crowded, but for me, it was a pleasure. People understood that Real Madrid was my dream and that we shared a passion. Zidane was there, but it was a surprise; I only saw it after».
Subsequently, the French international returned to his thunderous signature in Madrid with this historic and unique contract in the history of the Madrid club, but also his relationship with Florentino Perez: “It's something that can happen. In my life, I only thought of playing football, but it comes to you and you have to manage it in the best possible way. This is part of my story. I have love for France, but I had a dream. People, in the end, understand my decision. They say a lot of real things and other false people on my signature. I have no problem talking about money. I just wanted to play here, with this jersey, score goals and that people shout my name. The most important thing is to be happy. Humility? It comes from education, you have to be humble. I try to lead a life as normal as possible. I want to give the impression of being a normal person. It was not easy, but I had good relations with the president. When I told him that I stayed in Paris, he was also on my side. He was good for my family».
His family relationships and his private life.
The other subject on all mouths concerned his family. With a publicized mother-agent and a professional footballer brother, Kylian Mbapppé was invited to lift the veil on her relationship with her loved ones: “I talk a lot with my family, with my father; We share the same passion for football. With my mother, I speak on the more human side. From a very young age, I knew I would finish here; I wanted it with all my heart. I was a normal child, with a dream and talent, but I made mistakes. The most important thing was still football. People had a very hard image of her. In the world of football, many girls don't like. They don't see it as a good thing. It's wrong, it's not my agent, she is my mother. She only wants my good, and she does it with my brother also, but he is not famous. I'm not talking much about him, but when people don't understand, you have to explain things. What I do well and what I hurt. It's his career; He's in Lille now and he has fun».
He continued on his positions and his management outside the field: “I try to have a life as normal as possible, even if you are famous. I want to give the image of a normal man, even if I am not on the ground because of my game. As I said, I had a talent, but I also had the chance to meet good people. Now I'm on the other side, I have to take care of children. I do everything I can, I hope the association will develop to help as many children as possible. I don't talk much, I don't like to do interviews, but you have to explain things because otherwise people make their own opinion. Sometimes I do things well, sometimes not, because we are human. If we are all perfect, life is not beautiful sometimes, in my country, I was criticized for having expressed myself, but before being a footballer, I am a normal person who is happy, sad, angry and who, in the end, gives his opinion with her values because she thinks that it is a good thing. I am not afraid to give my opinion, but I understand that some footballers do not want to do it. I have no problem talking to people if they think I'm wrong, it happens in life». Spain continues to discover and fall in love with the old nugget of AS Monaco.
