Soccer-Real Madrid sign France captain Mbappe on free transfer


FILE PHOTO: French soccer player Kylian Mbappe waits for the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron for a lunch at their training camp ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024, in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool/File Photo

(Reuters) -France forward Kylian Mbappe has joined Real Madrid as a free agent on a five-year contract, the LaLiga club said on Monday, ending a transfer saga that rumbled on for years before the European champions captured their newest "Galactico".

"Real Madrid C. F. and Kylian Mbappe have reached an agreement whereby he will be a Real Madrid player for the next five seasons," the Spanish champions said in a statement, fresh off their 15th European Cup triumph.

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