When Real Madrid secured Kylian Mbappé’s signature ahead of the 2024–25 season, the then-reigning European and Spanish champions looked poised for another era of dominance. Nearly two years later, the biggest club in the world is engulfed in an omnipresent crisis.
Exhaustive defensive injuries and former manager Carlo Ancelotti shouldered the blame for Los Blancos’ shortcomings last season. Despite Mbappé’s slow start, it was hardly fair to persecute the Frenchman, who broke just about every scoring record for a player in their debut campaign at the club.
