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After pursuing him for a fair few years now, Real Madrid are reportedly bored with Kylian Mbappe’s transfer scenario, as per MARCA. They will not pay attention to him unless he publicly expresses his desire to leave.
Madrid understand that while Mbappe is a fan of their club and will likely eventually end up in the Spanish capital, they also know that they cannot force the move right now, especially with PSG’s financial power backing his stay.
The Frenchman was incredibly close to joining Madrid at the end of last season on a free transfer. The move was reportedly all but official, but Mbappe decided to renew his contract with Paris until 2025.
He was reportedly granted powers beyond the pitch as well, including retention of image rights and a say in the club’s transfer policies.
As PSG crashed out of the Champions League again this season against Bayern Munich, the rumours of Mbappe’s move to Madrid fueled up again.
However, a movement this big is not expected at the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of this season. They know PSG will not make this transfer easy at all, and Madrid will have to shell out a football record fee to sign him.
Karim Benzema has been struggling with injuries and form this season, and with age catching up to him, Madrid might want to seek out replacements immediately.
Mbappe is still their first choice to replace Benzema in the long-term, with Goncalo Ramos and Richarlison the backup plans. Any move, though, depends on the World Cup winner himself.
Kylian Mbappe remains a key part of the Paris Saint-Germain project and links with Real Madrid are “normal” after the club’s “fiasco” in the Champions League, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Writing in his exclusive CaughtOffside column, Romano provided an update on Mbappe’s situation, stating that it probably isn’t worth reading too much into links between the France international and other clubs like Real Madrid at the moment.
The 24-year-old is undoubtedly one of the world’s biggest talents, and it would be exciting to see what he could achieve if he tested himself at a more established European powerhouse like Real Madrid.
Mbappe has so far struggled to get PSG to do better in the Champions League, and he’ll probably have to do more in that competition before he can be considered a genuine contender for prizes like the Ballon d’Or.
For now, however, we’ll have to wait and see if things change before getting too excited about any potential big move.
“PSG see Mbappe as crucial player for their project and this has still not changed, so nothing new or fresh on this story,” Romano said.
“It’s normal to have transfer rumours like this after the Champions League fiasco for PSG but the club consider Mbappe as crucial part of the project, so I wouldn’t read too much into the growing Real Madrid links for the time being.”
Source: madriduniversal.com, caughtoffside.com
