“After so many years, here it is!” said Eric Ponce, one of the fans of striker Kylian Mbappé who went to the Real Madrid store at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium to buy the new Merengue player’s shirt, which went on sale from this Thursday (11).
“He didn’t have the Euros he expected,” but during the season “he scored a lot of goals and has shown every year that he can be better,” Ponce, a 23-year-old student, told AFPTV.
“We came from Colombia (…) because my son is a fan of Mbappé and we came especially to buy the shirt,” explains Diana Torres, 37.
María José Dena, 50, who works in the tourism sector in Madrid, also bought the shirt with the French star’s name on it for her son.
“The shirt with the name, the shields and everything was 110 euros [R$ 642 na cotação atual]. It’s expensive, but it’s a birthday present, so it’s worth it,” he explains.
In adult sizes, Mbappé’s shirt, which will be officially presented at the Bernabéu next Tuesday, could cost 185 euros (R$1,080).
Before his presentation, the former Paris Saint-Germain player, who was knocked out of the Euro 2016 semi-finals by Spain with France, will be received by Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez to sign a five-year contract.
Real Madrid hopes to recoup the high transfer fee (estimated salary of 15 million euros) [R$ 87 milhões] annually and more than 100 million euros [R$ 583 milhões] in gloves) with the various revenues generated by the French player, such as sponsorship contracts, shirt and ticket sales, among other sources.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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