It may be a detail for you, but for them, this match within the match obviously means a lot. Because despite a fifteen-year age gap and an initially one-sided admiration, the relationship between the Portuguese captain (39 years old) and his counterpart from the Blues (25 years old) has logically balanced out over the years. In the absence of a face-to-face exchange, the two men, who have become friends, correspond regularly by telephone. “Over time, I was lucky enough to get to know him and talk with him,” Mbappé admitted this Thursday at a press conference. “We are still in contact, he follows my news.” Following the announcement of KMB’s signing with Real Madrid, CR7 had also responded to the old photo of the Bondynois as a kid alongside his idol posted on Instagram by the Frenchman, with a message saying he was eager to see him “light up the Bernabeu.”
