One of the most epic signings in recent years was undoubtedly Kylian Mbappe’s move to Real Madrid. The striker’s soap opera with the Spanish club was extremely long, however, the Frenchman ended up joining Los Blancos and one of the most insistent for this to happen was Vinicius.
The Brazilian striker now forms a great partnership with Mbappe, but what was not known was that Vini had been part of the process of the Frenchman’s arrival, as he was constantly talking to him to find out when he would arrive in Madrid.
Vinicius reveals details of Mbappe’s signing for Real Madrid
Vini was chatting with Ibai, where among several topics they discussed, they talked about Mbappe’s signing with Real Madrid, being one of the most important of the Spanish club since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and also took a long time to materialize.
Chatting with Ibai, Vini was quite honest in saying that he was part of this process, as he was very keen to have Mbappe in the team and therefore he spoke very frequently to the Frenchman to get first-hand information.
Yes, yes, ‘hopefully’. I wrote to Mbappe all summer asking him: ‘when are you coming? When are you coming?’. We didn’t have a great relationship, but I wrote to him all summer
The Brazilian striker confessed to having asked Mbappe several times when he was going to arrive, but also clarified that the Frenchman was not very specific: “Yes, but he never gave clear answers (laughs)“.
Real Madrid seeks revenge against Benfica
Real Madrid have had a rather inconsistent season and therefore need to regain confidence as soon as possible. The great opportunity for the Merengues is in the Champions League, where they will have a rematch against Benfica to try to reach the round of 16.
The Spanish team was left out of the top eight in the Champions League precisely because of losing to Jose Mourinho’s Benfica, so they will now face each other in a two-legged tie.
The first duel will be in Portugal, where Benfica will host Madrid on Tuesday, February 17. This two-legged tie will be key for Alvaro Arbeloa, who is looking to gain confidence, but who is under great pressure and obligation to go as far as possible in the Champions League.
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