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Kylian Mbappe trains with Real Madrid team-mates for the first time

Kylian Mbappe has trained with his Real Madrid team-mates for the first time since joining the club this summer and is expected to shortly make his official debut.

Mbappe, who captained France during Euro 2024 before jetting to Spain after a break, spent seven trophy-laden years at PSG but decided to pursue a new chapter. 

Photos posted on social media have shown the forward smiling alongside Carlo Ancelotti and Jude Bellingham during the session at Madrid's Valdebebas base.

Earlier in the day, Mbappe took the time to sign several autographs for supporters before he headed inside the state-of-the-art complex to pull on his training gear.

The 25-year-old was shortly joined by the likes of Bellingham, Dani Carvajal, Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Ferland Mendy and Eduardo Camavinga.

Kylian Mbappe has trained with his Real Madrid team-mates for the first time since joining

Mbappe shared a smile with Carlo Ancelotti and Jude Bellingham during a fitness session

All seven players are believed to have conducted fitness work inside.

From Thursday onwards, however, they are set to train with the rest of the first-team, the squad having completed their pre-season tour of the United States.

Mbappe was placed on a strict summer programme by fitness coach Antonio Pintus in a bid to ensure he is able to hit the ground running ahead of the new campaign.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the ace shared four photos from his first session with the club alongside the caption 'Day One, Hala Madrid!'.

He was officially presented to an expectant Madrid crowd at the Bernabeu on July 16 but has not featured in any of the pre-season friendlies to date.

Indeed, Mbappe was not named in the squad for the defeat by Barcelona in New Jersey and also missed yesterday's friendly victory against Chelsea. 

The ace was put through his paces at Madrid's Valdebebas base ahead of his official debut

Bellingham and Mbappe recently returned to training after being afforded summer breaks

Madrid's next game - and the frontman's likely debut - will come against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup final and Ancelotti has said he expects him to play.

'Mbappe can obviously play in the Super Cup from the start,' Ancelotti told Mundo Deportivo. 'Jude Bellingham too and others. 

'They are prepared, they have followed a plan and will all play.'

Mbappe won 15 trophies during his glittering spell at PSG but was unable to win a continental title with the Ligue 1 heavyweights. 

But he could win the first European title of his career in his first game for Madrid.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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