The second that the soccer world has been ready for has lastly arrived: Kylian Mbappe has formally been introduced as a Actual Madrid signing this summer time after years of twists and turns in what developed into one of many longest-lasting switch sagas in residing reminiscence. The France worldwide is about to reach at Santiago Bernabeu in time for subsequent season upon the completion of UEFA Euro 2024 having missed the preliminary squad for the 2024 Olympic Video games in Paris this summer time. Mbappe signed off with Paris Saint-Germain with victory within the Coupe de France closing for his closing piece of silverware in his homeland.

What higher place to begin, then, than wanting on the legacy the 25-year-old is abandoning him at Parc des Princes?

PSG legacy

• 6x Ligue 1
• 3x Coupe de France
• 3x Trophee des Champions
• 2x Coupe de la Ligue
• 1x UCL runner-up

Mbappe leaves PSG because the French champions’ all-time high scorer throughout all membership competitions with 256 objectives and counting having overtaken former teammate Edinson Cavani (200). Additionally the capital membership’s high scorer in Ligue 1 historical past with 175 objectives, the long-lasting No. 7 leads the way in which in UEFA competitions (completely the Champions League) with 42 objectives and has a mixed home cups finest tally of 39 too. Considerably surprisingly, Mbappe is third in PSG’s all-time record for assists throughout all competitions on 96 with solely Angel Di Maria faring higher out of his teammates whereas his 22 UEFA assists leads the way in which. 

Put that in fashionable statistic phrases and the Bondy-born expertise has had a mind-blowing 352 decisive actions in Parisien colours which is at the least 117 higher than anyone else within the membership’s historical past. Mbappe can be within the high 10 for all-time appearances, third for UEFA appearances and holds quite a lot of goal-related information reminiscent of PSG’s quickest scorer (eight seconds), most objectives in a sport (5) and two UEFA hat-tricks which is shared with Neymar who’s the one participant in membership historical past to price greater than Mbappe’s $194 million acquisition.

Ligue 1 legacy

• 7x Ligue 1 (PSG and Monaco mixed)
• 5x high scorer
• 5x Ligue 1 finest participant
• 3x finest French participant
• 3x finest younger participant
• 1x high assists

If you mix Mbappe’s Ligue 1 titles with PSG and Monaco that’s seven out of a potential eight home crowns since he made his senior debut in late 2015. His whole of 191 Championnat objectives ranks him seventh all-time with the closest recognizable and lively identify on the record ASM’s Wissam Ben Yedder down in sixteenth on 160. Mbappe’s ratio of 0.78 objectives per sport is second solely to Carlos Bianchi within the high 10, although. Though he is not going to be sticking round lengthy sufficient to make a play for a place within the high 10 for all-time appearances, he’s solely two titles wanting Marquinhos and Marco Verratti’s joint file of 9. By way of fashionable figureheads and poster boys for French soccer, Mbappe is arguably the strongest profile ever curated on the fashionable home scene.

Les Bleus up to now

• 1x World Cup
• 1x World Cup runner-up
• 1x UEFA Nations League
• 1x World Cup Golden Boot
• 1x World Cup Silver Ball
• 1x World Cup Finest Younger Participant
• 1x Kopa Trophy

Ought to Les Blues win UEFA Euro 2024 this summer time, Mbappe can have gained just about all the pieces potential at worldwide stage earlier than formally leaving France for Spain. On high of that, something gained later this 12 months can be as captain of his nation after Didier Deschamps named him Hugo Lloris’ alternative after the long-serving goalkeeper retired post-Qatar. Though the starvation so as to add a second World Cup from 2026 onwards undoubtedly exists, Mbappe already has secured one of many titles that a lot of his rivals for future particular person glory may by no means have the prospect to name their very own. The Olympics on house soil was a singular alternative and his need to take part within the Video games was comprehensible however — for now — Mbappe will not be a part of Thierry Henry’s preliminary squad though one overage place has been left free.

La Liga subsequent?

What comes subsequent is logically the continuation of his hunt for the person prizes which have up to now eluded him however now with Actual Madrid. The French famous person may observe in George Weah’s footsteps and be one other participant who’s topped a Ballon d’Or winner having left PSG the place the majority of the work for that at membership stage was completed. Compatriots Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema have set the bar extraordinarily excessive in that regard though Zizou’s Ballon d’Or win got here with Juventus and never Los Blancos. Actual and bitter rivals Barcelona have 12 Ballon d’Or wins apiece though Barca have six totally different winners to their Madrid rivals’ eight. Might Mbappe break that impasse within the close to future? That can definitely be a part of his pondering on condition that Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect want no assist in securing home nor continental success after their thirty sixth La Liga title was adopted by a fifteenth UCL crown. An in any other case poor season from Spanish golf equipment in Europe, although, has seen Italy’s Serie A overtake La Liga within the UEFA coefficient so Mbappe’s need for particular person recognition — virtually completely restricted to Actual and Barca gamers other than Lionel Messi’s two Argentina-inspired titles with PSG after which Inter Miami — is completely timed.