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ylian Mbappe and Real Madrid rocked the summer 2024 transfer market, but it was Ronaldo who set a record with 13 words of advice for his junior.
Following Real Madrid’s announcement, Mbappe’s revelations, accompanied by a photo from 12 years ago during his first visit to the club, garnered the highest number of ‘likes’ among his posts – now approaching 23 million likes, including one from Erling Haaland.
However, compared to the record Messi set with the iconic image of him holding the World Cup trophy, it is still nothing – over 56 million likes, the highest in 2022, and a record on Instagram which has now reached 75.3 million likes.
And the person who set the record related to the ‘blockbuster’ transfer of Mbappe to Real Madrid is… Ronaldo, with 13 words sent to his junior!
Ronaldo’s messages to Mbappe were sent right under the post of the latter, expressing his happiness about wearing the Real Madrid jersey, a dream come true.
It should also be mentioned that Mbappe has idolized Ronaldo since childhood, and in the image he posted for the first time arriving at Real Madrid, it included a picture taken with the legendary number 7.
“It’s my turn to watch you. Excited to see you light up the Bernabeu,” the 13 words Ronaldo dedicated to Mbappe, now also following in his footsteps to Real Madrid. According to Daily Sports, Ronaldo’s messages to Mbappe are currently the most liked comments in Instagram history, now reaching approximately 4.6 million likes and still increasing.
Ronaldo had nine years playing for Real Madrid (2009-2018), the most flourishing period of his career, achieving all the collective and individual glory, before moving to Juventus.
Meanwhile, Mbappe decided to fulfill his dream of wearing the Real Madrid jersey after the first time ‘reneging’ in 2022, with a five-year contract, a salary of 30 million euros per season before tax, along with a signing bonus reportedly worth 100 million euros.
The La Liga giant inserted a 1 billion euro release clause into the contract with Mbappe to thwart any intentions from rivals trying to lure the French forward.