Kylian Mbappé will play ‘number 9′ striker for Real Madrid next season

The Frenchman is said to have agreed to play as a central striker for Los Blancos when he finally signs for the club.

Kylian Mbappé's dream of becoming a Real Madrid player is getting closer and closer. On July 1, the agreement between the two parties, Real Madrid and the player, will be made official, as AS reported back in February.

The Parisian forward asked Los Blancos for confidentiality to avoid being targetted by the PSG ultras, but once Luis Enrique himself let it slip publicly that it was necessary for PSG to get used to life without Kylian, everyone has assumed at the Parc des Princes that the star is set to go to Madrid this summer and that PSG owner Al Khelaïfi will not earn a penny from his transfer.

The added spice would be if the two teams were to meet in the Champions League final (June 1 at Wembley), depending how their respective semifinals with Borussia and Bayern end up. Mbappé against Madrid for the most prestigious title in Europe: football certainly has its ways of getting its kicks in the world.

Until that happens, the debate that has opened up in Madrid is the difficulty that Ancelotti could find in squeezing Mbappé into his favourite position: the left wing. Both Vini Jr and Rodrygo thrive there, with the latter showing his talent on that side against Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League.

However, unlike what Emmanuel Petit predicted, Mbappé will not be a problem for his position in the galáctico Madrid of the near future. AS understands that Mbappé is not only prepared to be disciplined in accepting of playing the ‘9′ role down the middle of the pitch, but he has admitted to those closest to him that “the challenge of playing there appeals to me.”

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