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.

Real Madrid made Kylian Mbappe their highest-paid player this summer when they signed him on a free from Paris Saint-Germain, although he still took a major pay cut from his wages in France. However

Carlo Ancelotti praised Kylian Mbappé's performance after the forward scored in Real Madrid's 2-0 win away at Real Sociedad on Saturday, saying Mbappé looked "fresher, more active" and is "improving a lot.