Rafael Nadal receives gift from Kylian Mbappe as tennis icon attends Real Madrid draw

Rafael Nadal received a generous gift from Kylian Mbappe after the tennis icon rocked up at his Real Madrid league debut on Sunday.

Mbappe’s long-awaited transfer to the Spanish outfit was completed earlier this year, with the Frenchman already making an impact.

Turning out for the first time during Los Blancos’ UEFA Super Cup win over Atalanta in mid-week, Mbappe showed the club what they’d been waiting for by getting on the scoresheet.

There would be no such festivities reserved for his La Liga debut though, with Mbappe drawing a blank during Real Madrid’s opening-day draw against Real Mallorca.

However, in attendance for the match on the Balearic island was tennis legend Nadal, who managed to catch up with Mbappe after the stalemate.

As seen in a video shared on social media, Mbappe and Nadal share a warm embrace post-match, before the 2018 World Cup winner reaches into his bag to fetch a gift.

Much to the amazement of the 22-time Grand Slam winner, Mbappe pulled out his Real Madrid match-worn shirt from the 1-1 draw.

The exchange was brief, with Mbappe ushered away by a security guard moments later, but Nadal was visibly excited to have got his hands on the coveted jersey.

Understandably, social media was sent into somewhat of a frenzy, with tennis and football lovers alike pleased to see two sporting greats come face-to-face.

Posting on X, @MohammedUzairqa said: “Both are among the greatest of the game.”

@TennisDegardin added: “Magical!”

While @semakismymoralc commented: “I need the audio for this because did Rafa randomly say – hey man can I have your jersey?”

And @iconis claimed: “Rafael sneaking around getting hugs and jerseys, I love it so much.”

It would’ve no doubt cheered Nadal up following the disappointing result, given the Spaniard is a devoted Real Madrid fan.

But, even Nadal will be hoping for more from Real Madrid’s latest Galatico, as they target back-to-back La Liga titles this season.

It’s something manager Carlo Ancelotti referenced post-match, with the Italian saying: “Sometimes Mbappé plays more centrally and sometimes one of the two [him and Vinicius Junior] has to occupy this flank, without a particular plan. It depends on how they feel about it.

“I don’t want to make excuses for anything, but we just need to do better and with a better attitude. We can learn a lot from this match. It’s quite clear where our problems could come from.”