As Kylian Mbappe faces a new challenge at Real Madrid, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague examines the hurdles he is facing for club and country.

In the senior dressing room, he is closest to fellow Frenchmen Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni and Ferland Mendy and has become friends with Brahim Diaz. He went for dinner with the Morocco winger last month at the high-end Aarde restaurant, located near Madrid’s iconic Retiro park and Puerta de Alcala roundabout.

In the last summer transfer window, Real Madrid finally managed to land one of their most desired targets of the last few years: the French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe.Being one of the best