Real Madrid encounter problem with Mbappé's presentation

The original idea was to unveil the player at the Bernabéu on a date between the end of the season and the start of the Euros, but there is a problem with the calendar.

Kylian Mbappé's official presentation at the new Bernabéu is one of Real Madrid’s best kept secrets. That understandable as the club still cannot take the signing of the Parisian for granted although, as AS already announced at the time, everything is agreed between both parties and barrring any major turn of events, Mbappé will be Real Madrid’s big galactic signing this summer. The initial idea was to find a date after the end of the season and before the Euro 2024 tournament gets underway in Germany. The presentation will be on a scale of Christiano’s in 2009. But as this newspaper learned, there is a problem with the calendar.

PSG’s Ligue1 campaign comes to an end on Saturday 18 May away at Metz. However, Madrid commitments in the league don’t conclude until a week later - with the home game against Betis at the Bernabéu on Sunday 26 May. While Madrid are still in competition, it is impossible to do anything with Kylian. In fact, if everything ends as it seems and Madrid are proclaimed league champions, the day of the Betis will be the party of the 36th alirón with the fans in Cibeles, so nothing is going to happen in the days leading up to the Betis game.

The days immediately after LaLiga ends would also be a good time to stage the presentation if it were not for the fact that on Saturday 1 June, the Champions League final will be played at Wembley. PSG and Madrid are heading through different routes of the bracket - both are in the quarter finals, so there is a chance that one, or both of them, could end up in the final in London.

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