Real Madrid star Fede Valverde predicted a ‘go crazy’ with Kylian Mbappé in this ‘best team in the world’ during an appearance on The Residency, where fans quizzed famous players.
Mbappé and Madrid announced his free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain more than two weeks ago, bringing to a conclusion what seemed like it would never be – the end of a ‘will it or won’t it’ saga that has seen Los Blancos president Florentino Perez left at the altar at least twice.
However, as he often does, Perez understood his people meant that Mpbappe would do it. bolstering a talented squad that celebrated a treble in a season that included La Liga and the Champions League under Carlo Ancelotti.
Asked if this was a “new Real Madrid” with Mbappé in the Bernabeu dressing room, Valverde declared: “It’s crazy, we have the best team in the world.”
On his relationship with compatriot Jude Bellingham, who is still not fully fluent in Spanish after arriving at Madrid for less than a year, Valverde said: “I still don’t know how we speak, but we understand each other.”
“Sometimes I even use Brahim (Diaz) as a translator,” Valverde joked, referring to the fact that Diaz speaks Spanish as well as English thanks to his years playing for Manchester City in the Premier League from 2016 to 2019.
Listing his references to Real Madrid, the team he joined from Peñarol in 2016, Valverde said he considered veterans Luka Modric and Toni Kroos .
Kroos has of course retired from club football and will retire completely after the Euros with Germany.
In public at Cibeles Fountain, Kroos revealed that the Uruguayan will inherit his number 8 shirt and Valverde also had something to say about that.
“The number 15 (Valverde’s usual shirt number) is very important because I won many titles with him, and the number 8 will also be important because it is the legacy of my idol. left me, this makes me very proud,” Valverde said. added.
This summer, Valverde will compete in the Copa America against his native Uruguay before returning to his familiar team for the pre-season.