Kylian Mbappé was officially presented on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Santiago Bernabeu as the new Real Madrid player. Nearly 80,000 people attended the official ceremony of his presentation. The Bondy native was not only under the cameras of the world sports press. A photo taken by a photographer from the Haitian digital newspaper “LE FACTEUR HAÏTI” during a political demonstration in Haiti, also puts the Madrilenian in the spotlight.
THE HAITI FACTOR, July 16, 2024._Real Madrid have officially secured the services of French international striker Kylian Mbappé Lottin since the beginning of June 2024. The 25-year-old player arrives in Madrid as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain.
After his debacle with the French football team at Euro 2024 where Les Bleus were eliminated by La Roja in the semi-final, the Bondy star found his smile again by realising his childhood dream of wearing the Real Madrid jersey.
In fact, after the confirmation of his signing in favor of the Meringue club, he was presented on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium as the new resident of the Madrid team.
The 2018 French world champion paraded on the lawn of the stadium to the applause and ovations of more than 80,000 supporters, in the presence of the club’s administration executives including President Florentino Perez as well as former player and former coach of the White House Zinedine Zidane.
« It’s incredible to be here. As a child, I only had one dream: to play for Real Madrid. Today my dream has come true. I’m a happy boy “, said the captain of the French team in Spanish, adding that he has ” Another dream now is to live up to the history of this club, the best in the world.”
Kylian Mbappé admired in Haiti!
Physically present in Spain, more precisely in Madrid for his presentation to Madrid fans, the name of Kylian Mbappé resonates strongly in Haiti.
Even before his arrival in Madrid, he had already won the hearts of thousands of Real Madrid fans in Haiti, as evidenced by the photo below where a young Haitian poses with a jersey bearing the name of the French jewel during an anti-government demonstration on February 7, 2024.
While it is true that we have not seen his face, or even known his identity, the young protester through his jersey clearly displays his admiration for the top scorer of the 2022 World Cup.
Having arrived in Madrid with the aim of lifting the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Ballon, Mbappé will soon have the opportunity to prove this young Haitian right to be his fan during the European Super Cup on August 14 against Atalanta if he manages to make an impression.
THE HAITI FACTOR (LFH)
