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Kylian Mbappe has finally signed for Real Madrid but fans must wait a few more weeks before a thrilling link-up with Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham becomes a reality.
The French forward will lead one of the most potent forward lines in world football after he arrives from Paris Saint-Germain at the end of his contract, a heady blend of skill, speed and dynamism.
A lethal trio of such unequivocal quality brings to mind the new European and Spanish champions’ glittering era with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema causing havoc. That vaunted ‘BBC’ trident inspired Madrid to multiple Champions League triumphs over the past decade, including three in a row between 2016 and 2018.
Mbappe idolised Ronaldo as a child and now has the chance to emulate the Portuguese forward, Madrid’s all-time top goalscorer, in the Spanish capital.
In 2017 Mbappe turned down a potential move to Madrid from Monaco, in part because of the strength of the trio of attackers who seemed impossible to dislodge.
Now Mbappe, who played alongside ageing former Barcelona attackers Lionel Messi and Neymar in Paris, will be the elder statesman at only 25. Worryingly for the rest of Europe, the trio are only improving, with Bellingham and Vinicius 20 and 23 years old respectively, leading Madrid to LaLiga and Champions League glory this season.
Mbappe and Vinicius could lead the line with Bellingham supporting in an attacking midfield role.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti unlocked Bellingham’s goalscoring prowess by deploying him as part of the attack and with playmates Mbappe and Vinicius attracting markers and creating space, it could even increase. England international Bellingham could also play further back in central midfield, where he was typically deployed before arriving at Madrid.
It would allow silky winger Rodrygo to join the attack on the right of a wider front three. Ancelotti has helped Vinicius to develop from a promising but highly inconsistent winger into an elite forward who can break down any defence. The Brazilian flexed his muscles by scoring a hat-trick against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in January, and netted in the Champions League final win over Dortmund. – SuperSport.
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