Will Bernabéu welcome Mbappé as a home player? Modric hopes fans will cheer for Real Madrid, not the opposition

Kylian Mbappé may very well be a Real Madrid homegrown player at the Santiago Bernabéu from the summer. But on Wednesday night, he has yet to face the fans as an opponent in a PSG jersey. It’s just that there is a lot of talk that he will still be welcomed as a home player.

Imagine the situation. In the first leg of the semi-final, you score the winning goal in the 90th minute. You come into the rematch as the most dangerous player for the opponent you want to knock out of the Champions League. And yet the opposition fans love you and will probably greet you with thunderous applause.

That’s how much Los Blancos fans want Mbappé in their team. According to several different sources, the Frenchman’s move to the Santiago Bernabéu is inevitable, with several newspapers even claiming that Mbappé has already signed a pre-contract.

Only, before that happens, he must first take the field at the hallowed stadium as an opponent in a PSG jersey. However, fans couldn’t help but notice how he was admiring the stadium, which is currently being rebuilt to be the most modern in the world, during a pre-match training session.

There was quite a lot of talk in Spain about fans welcoming Mbappé tonight as if he was already a Real Madrid player. Aside from the thunderous applause, perhaps a name-calling can be expected. Unlike strike partners Messi and Neymar, who will only face boos because of their Barcelona past.

In Spain, a great debate has erupted on the subject. Is it right? Some are of the opinion that yes, as it will show the affection they feel for him and if he is not yet decided, it will help him.

Others think that it is not right to welcome a player from an opponent who has nothing to do with your club (yet). However, it got to the point where journalists asked Luka Modric about it at the press conference.

“I don’t want to talk about this topic now, there are more important things. I’m just focusing on the game. I don’t know what the crowd will do with Kylian, but what I think and know is that our fans will support us and our players. Not the opponents,” said the Croatian midfielder.

Source: Marca, Twitter