The Real Madrid does not need Mbappé. He needs them.

The long-awaited day has arrived. The saga between Real Madrid and Kylian Mbappé has finally ended, and the French attacker is now a new player for the Merengues

Let’s start with something; we are talking about the best player of today. I have no doubt about that. In terms of abilities, he is currently the best attacker in the world, which definitely makes him one of those ‘galactic’ signings for Real Madrid.

The problem? Can there really be a problem with signing the best footballer in the world?

Definitely yes. This Real Madrid is not made up of ‘galácticos,’ and his arrival today is not indispensable. Although the Merengue squad can be considered the best in the world, it is far from being a team full of unattainable figures and world stars.

Carlo Ancelotti has managed to elevate a significant part of this squad, as all the players who currently make up the White team were once promising talents and are now world-class stars: Rodrygo, Vinicius, Valverde, Camavinga, Tchouameni, and even Kroos and Modrić. While they were already great players, none of them arrived at Madrid as the top figure and world star. For example, the German was signed for 25 million euros and the Croatian for 30 million. Even combining these two signings, the total does not reach the amount paid today for the top players.

It is true; there are also players like Bellingham and Courtois, who were indeed immediate bets, already considered the best in their positions.

Returning to the core issue, at any other team in the world, the arrival of Kylian Mbappé would mean the signing of a “savior,” who should be welcomed with red carpets, luxury cars, mansions, butlers, and everything a great star like him could receive to feel comfortable. However, the situation today is different. Madrid fans have not forgotten that Mbappé once ‘rejected’ them, and that chapter won’t turn a new page overnight.

Today, the Frenchman arrives at the best team in the world. To the King of Europe. To the reigning monarch of Spain. And he does so because he believes that the only way to reach the pinnacle of his career is at the biggest club on the planet. Today, Mbappé needed Real Madrid more than Madrid needed him.

Kylian is joining a team that has just won its 6th Champions League in the last 10 years. A title that Mbappé has chased his entire career and has not yet achieved.

The best thing that could have happened to the White squad was winning it all this year, and thus, welcoming a world-class star like Mbappé with open arms, but knowing that they are the champions and he is the ‘new kid in school’ who must adapt to the group, not the other way around.

Egos and special treatment do not count this time. Contrary to what happened with Cristiano Ronaldo (who arrived with the mission of restoring Real Madrid’s greatness in Europe), Mbappé is not in the same position.

I am not saying that this signing is ‘just another one.’ We are talking about a World Champion and PSG’s top scorer, which warrants a special announcement and presentation. Few players are pursued by Real Madrid with such insistence, and surely, even fewer are those who, even after rejecting previous invitations, Florentino Pérez continues to pursue.

Kylian was the King in Paris. The top figure of his national team. Everything revolved around him, and as proof, even with the arrival of Messi and Neymar, his place in Paris remained intact. It is also true that this made him uncomfortable; being used to being unique and special, the arrival of two giants was not precisely enjoyed by the French attacker.

A player with his abilities is the perfect complement to a Real Madrid that seems to never have enough. Vinicius on one side, Rodrygo on the other. Bellingham behind him. What more could a forward ask for?

If nothing unusual happens, Mbappé will ‘dominate’ the league. It will be through goals and titles that he can regain his status as a ‘star,’ because today he cannot proudly enter Real Madrid’s training ground as the player all Madrid fans eagerly awaited.

Can he understand his new role? Will he be able to comprehend that he is not number one? That from now on, not everything will revolve around him?

These are the significant doubts his arrival to the White team might raise. If he can adapt and contribute as just one of the team, we will be witnessing a squad that seemingly has no rival.

The Euro Cup is approaching, and Mbappé is already clear about his goal of achieving that title he has yet to win in his career. Will he achieve it with France?

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