The paths of
Kylian Mbappé
and
Real Madrid
seem, finally, on a path to unite at the end of this European football season.
This was stated this Saturday by the French newspaper
Le Parisien
, which at the same time clarified that the contract with Merengue has not yet been signed.
The digital edition of the newspaper, which follows the news of
Paris Saint Germain,
revealed that inside they have already resigned themselves to the fact that the player will not continue in the club, although the message to the outside is that they continue working to renew their star.
Free to negotiate with any club since last January 1, after having given up the optional third year that he signed with PSG in 2022, Mbappé, 25, will commit to
Real Madrid
, the newspaper insists, adding that in the White House "optimism reigns" and behind the scenes it is already preparing
"the biggest contract in its locker room."
"The leaders of the French club have tested the waters with him and his entourage and have realized that the top scorer in the French league wanted to give another boost to his career after seven years at PSG," the newspaper
notes.
Mbappé and Asensio, authors of the goals in PSG's 2-1 victory over Racing Strasbourg this Friday.
(PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP)
Le Parisien assures that "a change of situation is still possible", especially because the world champion in Russia 2018 wants to have permission to compete in the Paris Olympic Games, but adds that
"everyone who has recently crossed paths with Kylian Mbappé is have realized that the trend will not change.
He also points out that the
Ligue 1
authorities have assumed the signing of Mbappé for Madrid and that this will negatively affect the negotiations for the sale of television rights starting in 2025. The presence of the forward represents around 140 million euros annually for the league and his departure would imply a loss of 20%.
The comings and goings between Mbappé and Real Madrid
If the transfer of the year in European football is confirmed,
Real Madrid would have Kylian Mbappé in its ranks on its fourth attempt,
without now having to pay Paris Saint Germain since he would arrive free.
In 2017 he tried to acquire the services of a promising 19-year-old footballer trained at Monaco, but PSG took the lead after paying the Principality club 180 million euros, the second most expensive transfer in history.
In the 2021 winter market,
Florentino Pérez
returned to the fray and put 180 million euros on the table six months before the French star's contract expired, but the Qatari owners rejected the offer and convinced him to renew for two years. , plus one as an option, which ended with a new attempt by Real Madrid.
After having completed those two years of his contract, Mbappé wrote to the PSG management to indicate that he would not activate his third optional year, which caused him to be provisionally removed from the club's discipline.
The president,
Nasser Al-Khelaifi,
urged him to renew or leave then, so that he would leave some money in his coffers.
Finally, both parties reached an agreement by which the footballer waived part of his compensation and was able to play with the team again.
Now history is repeating itself and it seems that, finally, Mbappé will leave France to move to Spain and play for the powerful Real Madrid, with whom he will fight to win his first Champions League.
With information from EFE.