Continuation of the soap opera Kylian Mbappé at Real.
At the end of the contract with PSG in June, the French striker is expected by the Madrid club.
After the Merengue's victory this Saturday against Espanyol Barcelona (4-0), which formalized the 35th Spanish league title in their history, coach Carlo Ancelotti was interviewed by BeIN Sports in the mixed zone.
By evoking the possible arrival of Kylian Mbappé in the Spanish capital, the Italian technician did not kick in touch, leaving a wind of optimism on Bernabeu.
Question from the journalist: “Is the arrival of Mbappé your priority too?
Answer: “I think the future of this club (Real Madrid) is already written.
With this President (Florentino Perez), the future is already written,” said the former PSG coach.
"Does that mean he's coming?"
“, then relaunches the BeIN journalist.
“I didn't say that,” defends the Transalpine, leaving the microphone, smiling.
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Thus, day by day, trust changes sides.
All the more so when we observe the indirect exchange through the media between the former coach of Bayern and the current coach of PSG Mauricio Pochettino.
Thursday, on the eve of the trip to Alsace to face Strasbourg (3-3), the Argentinian technician answered the following question: “What percentage of you still at the head of PSG?
And the same for Kylian Mbappé?
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“100%, in both cases today,” he replied, very sure of himself.
A more uncertain outcome than ever
Carlo Ancelotti's response was quick.
The next day, he declared, hilariously, at a press conference that “coaches cannot tell the whole truth”.
The astonishing optimism of Mauricio Pochettino is then to be taken with a lot of tweezers.
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However, at the end of last week, the mother of Kylian Mbappé went to Qatar to discuss a possible extension of her son to Paris Saint-Germain.
Talks which did not lead to any decision or signing of any contract, but which maintain the hope of seeing the tricolor prodigy continue the adventure in Paris.
In order to keep it, the Parisian leaders are ready to splurge.
An annual salary of 50 million euros and a loyalty bonus of 100 million euros to be paid on his entire new lease as revealed by Le Parisien on March 1, 2022.
Saturday evening, after the draw in Strasbourg, Mauricio Pochettino, no doubt aware that his communication had embarrassed the club and the Mbappé clan, tried to correct the situation.
The Argentinian was annoyed by the reminders of colleagues from Prime Video, speaking of a "lack of respect" and a sentence "taken out of context", ensuring that he was not talking about next season.
In this highly sensitive file, the battle of words has been open for a long time and control must be total.
From this point of view, Ancelotti is more than a step ahead of Pochettino.