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At Wembley, this Saturday evening, Real Madrid will try to win the 15th Champions League in its history against Borussia Dortmund. Already champion of Spain, the Madrid club should, in the process, formalize the arrival of Kylian Mbappé at the start of next week. If we will still have to wait a few weeks before seeing the French striker be presented to the public at the Santiago Bernabéu, the Merengues are preparing, in any case, to further strengthen an already galactic collective. However and as indicated The Team in today’s edition, the arrival of the former Monegasque in the Spanish capital raises some fears…
Indeed, the French daily ensures that the ability of the international tricolor (77 selections, 44 goals) to integrate into the Madrid collective and not to destabilize the functioning of the group led by Carlo Ancelotti raises some questions among the leaders and Madrid fans. And for good reason. Despite a squad full of stars, Real Madrid relies, today, on a united collective where possible egos do not hamper the atmosphere in the locker room. “I’ve been at the club for almost twenty years and I’ve never seen this”affirms, in this regard, one of the Madrid employees.
Some Madrid leaders fear the arrival of Mbappé!
“They are all extremely polite, respectful, educated, smiling. But they’re not night caps either, they’re easy to fool around with. We really feel that there is a symbiosis in the group and a real pleasure of being together”, for his part outbids a regular in the Merengue locker room. Freed from the heavy weight of certain past executives such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos or even Karim Benzema, Real Madrid is then distinguished by this united locker room where everyone accepts the place of the other. “What has been our strength this season is the harmony we have in the group. We are very united, it helped us a lot and it bore fruit. As young people, we also found ourselves together a lot outside and, afterwards, it’s easier on the pitch”noted Eduardo Camavinga recently.
Regardless of the nationalities, the generations or the roles granted (substitute, holder), the Merengues are therefore distinguished by this sacred union and if Carlo Ancelotti also emphasized “extraordinary collective investment and the absence of ego”, this symbiosis allows, at present, to justify part of the incredible sporting success of the Casa Blanca players. A long-term project where the Madrid leaders endeavored to choose their recruits based on personalities and this ability to integrate into a system decided upstream. Yes but now, with the announced arrival of Kylian Mbappé, considered one of the biggest stars on the planet and who will receive the biggest salary in the history of Real, will this unit still be as visible?
If we are to believe the latest information from the French daily, this is where the main fear lies. Indeed, some members of the Merengue environment are already worried about the French striker, wondering if he could disrupt the peaceful atmosphere of the Madrid group. A feeling which, however, is not shared within the locker room where the future teammates of the top scorer in Parisian history are impatiently awaiting him. “What a player! Who wouldn’t want to play with him? It would be very nice”, exclaimed Jude Bellingham in particular. While waiting to see how Kylian Mbappé will adapt to his new environment – an integration which should be facilitated by the presence of several compatriots (Tchouaméni, Camavinga, Mendy) but also his perfect mastery of Spanish – Real Madrid will his side will try to complete, in the coming hours, an already stunning trophy cabinet…