Real Madrid don officially present Yan Diomande as dia new player on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Ivorian winger sign contract wey go keep am for the club until June 2033. E go wear di number 25 shirt. The ceremony happen at Real Madrid City, where e meet president Florentino Pérez and honorary president José Martínez Pirri. This one come 19 days after di club first announce say dem don sign am.
During the ceremony, Diomande watch video of im career journey. E also receive gifts from Pérez before e sign di contract. As part of the event, e pose with im new shirt and confirm di number wey e go dey wear. Diomande na di last player from Madrid summer transfer wey receive formal presentation. Before am, di club don already present José Mourinho, Bernardo Silva, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konaté, Carlos Espí and Marc Cucurella.
For im talk with Real Madrid TV, Diomande tok about how e see di club trophies. “You see all those titles and it’s different from how you see them on TV, e go make you want to win one,” e yarn. “The Champions League? Why not start this year?” E also talk about Mourinho, wey e call “the best coach in the world.” Na so e take describe im feeling to dey with di new teammates: “Being with these players is incredible.”
Diomande don already make im first appearance for di team. E play for dia final preseason game against Schalke 04. Then e make im first competitive appearance wen e come in from bench against Espanyol. For that match wey Real Madrid win 2-1 at RCDE Stadium, e play about 30 minutes. Even sey e enter for second half, e complete more successful dribbles pass any other Real Madrid player.
Dis one na di latest step for im quick rise. E first establish im name for Leganés before e move to RB Leipzig. For Germany, im performance make am one of di most highly regarded young attacking players for Europe. For one season, e play 33 matches, score 12 goals and give 9 assists. For international level, e also play key role as Ivory Coast reach World Cup finals for di first time for im career.
Real Madrid make Diomande di biggest investment of dia summer transfer window. E go add another explosive attacking option to squad wey already get Vinícius Junior and Kylian Mbappé. Im ability to beat defenders one-on-one give Mourinho different profile for attacking positions. Di early appearances don already show di qualities wey Madrid invest for.
Next up, Diomande go get chance to make im first competitive appearance for Santiago Bernabéu for Real Madrid shirt. Dem go host Real Sociedad on Wednesday night. After im presentation and im La Liga debut, di next milestones go include im Champions League debut and im first full season dey compete for trophies with Real Madrid. As Diomande talk while e stand among di club European Cups, e no see any reason to wait before e target di biggest one. “The Champions League? Why not start this year?”
