Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a message of support to Kylian Mbappe after the Frenchman's move to Real Madrid was finally confirmed on Monday.
Mbappe joins the Spanish giants on a free transfer from PSG, signing a five-year contract worth £12.8m a year after tax.
The World Cup winner took to Instagram after Madrid's official announcement, sharing a series of photos of himself in Madrid gear as a child and saying his dream had come true.
One of the pictures was of a young Mbappe with Ronaldo during his time at Madrid.
Ronaldo is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the club and soon commented on Mbappe's post.
'My turn to watch,' he wrote. 'Excited to see you light up the Bernabeu. #HalaMadrid'.
Ronaldo's comment garnered over 300,000 likes in the space of a few hours with fans clearly enjoying the moment of respect between the two men.
Mbappe idolised Ronaldo when he was growing up with his bedroom walls covered in pictures of the Portuguese.
The 25-year-old's post on Instagram read: 'a dream come true, so happy and proud to join the club of my dream @realmadrid.
'Nobody can understand how excited I am right now. Can’t wait to see you, Madridistas, and thanks for your unbelievable support. Hala Madrid!'
gidero
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Real didn't pay heavily to bring him yet did not give him an outrageous salary. And they haven't done anything beyond their salary caps. Then watch out as they play as a unit come next season.
Whaskyd
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Cristiano Ronaldo can't wait to watch Kylian Mbappé light up the Bernabeu just like Mbappé watched him while growing up. What dreams are made of ❤️ LEGEND and another GREAT LEGEND in making....
Simpler02
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Blessed by the G O A T Mbappe will flourish at Bernabau
Vezbklmnru
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Why real Madrid success not attributed to money? but other clubs success are attributed too. when both on the pitch and on paper the have the most expensive squared. well my humble opinion, it those not matter how much u spend, what matters is how u make them play has one unit.
fihadloy
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Why real Madrid success not attributed to money? but other clubs success are attributed too. when both on the pitch and on paper the have the most expensive squared. well my humble opinion, it those not matter how much u spend, what matters is how u make them play has one unit.
Real Madrid spend money from their earnings and profits. Man City and other Arab owners spend money not earned by their clubs on transfers. They spend money from other sources not generated from their earnings. That's why Liverpool and Klopp is critical of them and also the reason there are 115 charges pending against them because it amounts to cheating.