And here we go again my Kyky. Every day (or almost), 20 Minutes takes stock of the latest advances and rumors more or less based on the future of Kylian Mbappé, whose relations with PSG follow the inverse curve of global warming. Departure to Real Madrid this summer or not? The Mbappometer is back.
Sunday June 25
Madrid firmly believes in it! On his YouTube channel, journalist Ramón Álvarez de Mon announces that Real Madrid “feels very calm” and that optimism is growing in the capital about the outcome of the case, citing “very significant progress in recent hours “.
Within the White House, “we think that this operation could be closed in the next two weeks”, he specifies. An interesting timing since Kylian Mbappé could thus participate in the American tour, where Real will test against Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus between July 23 and August 2.
According to Madrid journalist Tomás González-Martín Mbappé, the positions of Real and PSG are not very far apart: while the Parisian club would ask for 250 million euros + 50 in bonuses, his counterpart would be ready to offer 200 million + 20 bonus. In Spain, the attacker would also receive “a gross salary of 60 million”, to which will be added income from image and advertising rights of around “60 million net per year”.
Meanwhile, Kyks showed he was already linguistically ready by wishing Lionel Messi a happy birthday on Instagram, in flawless Spanish: “Feliz cumpleaños leyenda. Te deseo el mejor día possible con tu familia y amigos. Gracias por estos 2 años juntos en Paris, learned mucho de ti como jugador, compañero, oponente y hombre. Solo por eso estoy agradecido. Buena suerte en tu nueva aventura. He’s just waiting for that.
Credibility: 50%. It doesn’t sound totally outlandish, but Madrid journalists have taught us to take their news with a grain of salt. As for the Instagram post, Kyks would still have to write it himself.
Mbappometer: The trend remains favorable to Florentino Pérez, but we will have to find common ground with PSG on the financial side. Mbappé, yes, but it’s no longer the time for whatever it takes.