French professional footballer, Kylian Mbappé Lottin has revealed what inspired him to love Real Madrid from childhood.
According to him, he started watching Real Madrid matches because of French professional football manager and former player, Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known as Zizou, and Portuguese professional footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos.
He said the two former Real Madrid players’ remarkable performances made him love to watch Real Madrid matches and felt like playing for them.
“Zidane is very important for me as a French person because he was very important in France and we followed all of Zidane’s games when he was at Real Madrid. Then Cristiano Ronaldo, my idol, arrived at the club and then I watched all of his games. And then I started to watch every single Real Madrid match. But now I can not watch them play anymore because I am playing for them.” He said during his presentation on Tuesday, 16th July, 2024.
Mbappé left PSG to join Real Madrid after his contract expired.
He stated that it was his childhood dream to play for Real Madrid.
“I feel like it is a privilege to be able to say that I am a Real Madrid player. It was my childhood dream. I have been waiting for this moment today for a long time, and now it is a reality, I am a Real Madrid player and today I am fulfilling a dream, and dreams are priceless.” He indicated.