Jose Mourinho to Build Real Madrid Around Kylian Mbappe

New Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is eagerly awaiting Kylian Mbappe. The Portuguese coach will build his team around the French striker, who will be given the best possible conditions.

In his own way, Mourinho has already taken the first step toward Mbappe. While his striker is playing in the 2026 World Cup with the French national team, the new Real Madrid coach said he is ready to take the Frenchman to a new level.

"I need to see him with my own eyes, because for now, everything I know about him comes from the press," the Portuguese told Vanity Fair this week. "He is a phenomenal player, and I intend to help him become even stronger." To achieve this, the Special One will do everything he can to put his striker in the best possible conditions.

More than a coach's wish, Spanish outlet AS describes a true strategy at the club level in Madrid. The White House intends to build the team around Mbappe. The 27-year-old striker will indeed be deployed as a center forward in Mourinho's 4-2-3-1 formation.

But the attacking movement will be designed to allow the Bondy native to receive the ball away from the penalty area. Thus, the former PSG player will be able to start from deeper and better exploit spaces.

This freedom will also allow Jude Bellingham to occupy the center forward position at certain moments. In summary, Mbappe will become a sort of No. 10 who is more of a soloist than a true distributor for his teammates.

That is at least the wish of his management, convinced that the France captain must be at the center of the project. The cited outlet also explains that the arrivals of his compatriot Ibrahima Konate and his former Monaco teammate Bernardo Silva point in that direction. It remains to be seen whether all the Merengue will accept playing for Mbappe.