Kylian Mbappe Imitates Childhood Hero Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid Unveiling - Watch

Add as a preferred source on Google

Kylian Mbappe took fans down the memory lane after the French sensation imitated his childhood hero and Real Madrid great Cristiano Ronaldo during his unveiling ceremony in front of a packed Santigo Bernabeu in Madrid on Tuesday (July 16).

Mbappe finally fulfilled his dream of joining the Spanish club, which Ronaldo had joined in 2009 and spent 10 years, winning multiple accolades as an individual and for the team.

Earlier in June, after years of speculation, Mbappe joined the Real Madrid as a free agent. The 25-year-old World Cup winner with France joins a Madrid team that is already loaded with talent and still celebrating its latest triumph in the La Liga competition.

Mbappe will be wearing jersey number nine with the iconic club. Thousands of club supporters thronged to the stadium to witness the official unveiling of the new 'Galactico' Mbappe.

Also present at the ceremony was the French and Real Madrid football icon Zinedine Zidane, who made a surprise appearance. Mbappe was welcomed to the stadium, dressed in iconic white colours of Real Madrid, to loud cheers from the crowd, who had awaited this sight for years.

Delivering his speech, Mbappe said that he dreamt of playing for the club one day and his dream has finally come true. He also said that after accomplishing this one dream of his, he aims to live up to the rich history of the club, which he called the "best in the world".

"Hello everyone. I will try to speak in Spanish. It is incredible to be here. I dreamt of playing for Real Madrid for years. This dream has come true today, I am a particularly happy young man," said Mbappe, as quoted by Goal.com.

"I would like to thank club president Florentino Perez, who welcomed me warmly from the first day. There have been many twists and turns but here I am. I would also like to thank all the people who worked to get me here. We succeeded: I am a Real Madrid player! I see my family happy, my mother crying."

"It has been an incredible day for me. Since I was a child, I had only one dream, and that was to be here. It means a lot to me to be here. Thanks to the Real fans who have been showering me with love for years.

"I have another dream now, and that is to live up to the history of this club, the best in the world. I am going to give my all for this club. To all the children here, know that I was like you," Mbappe added.

The 2018 World Cup-winner then stressed on how his dream has come true before imitating his hero by signing off with the words "Uno, dos, tres: Hala Madrid!".

"I had a dream and I made it come true. With determination, you can achieve anything you want. This is so huge for me. I am proud to be here. I am not going to continue talking because otherwise I will shed tears. Uno, dos, tres: Hala Madrid!" he concluded.

Immediately after his speech, the Real Madrid faithful took to social media to recall the striking resemblance of the signing off words as Ronaldo had signed off his presentation with the exact same words in 2009 when he moved from Manchester United.