The soap opera of the summer. Since Monday, the Kylian Mbappé saga has started again. However, everything had more or less calmed down in recent months. The 24-year-old even took advantage of his presence at the UNFP Trophies to announce that he would still be at Paris Saint-Germain in 2023-24. What was more or less expected with the departure of Lionel Messi and that hoped for Neymar. At the center of the project, KM7 was going to be able to take on even more light and weight in the locker room. But everything changed a few days ago.
A new Mbappé soap opera
It all started in Madrid where Karim Benzema announced his departure to everyone’s surprise. The Merengues had to go in search of a new number 9. The names of Kai Havertz and Harry Kane quickly came out of the hat. That of Mbappé too, but rather for 2024. What Florentino Pérez more or less confirmed last weekend by announcing that he would recruit the Frenchman, but not this summer. Finally, he could achieve his ends because on Monday, PSG opened the door to the departure of the international tricolor. The capital club have received a letter from the striker in which he announces that he will not extend beyond 2024.
A betrayal for Paris, which was discussing extension with its clan. This is refuted by the player born in 98. The two parties go blow for blow through the media. Despite new exchanges on Tuesday, the tension is palpable. PSG want him to extend his lease otherwise he will be sold this summer. And while the Iberian press had revealed that Nasser Al-Khelaïfi did not want to sell him to Real Madrid, the situation would have changed. Paris will accept the best proposal. The Team thus revealed that Madrid were ready to put 200 million euros.
The Madrid locker room is warm to welcome him
On the other side of the Pyrenees, we persist in assuring that the president of Casa Blanca will not take out a euro and recover it free. In 2023 or 2024, Mbappé could therefore join Madrid. There, the locker room closely follows this new soap opera. The players are waiting to find out who will compensate for the departure of Karim Benzema, who has been so important to the attack in recent years. Report speaks of excitement on the part of the players regarding Kylian Mbappé. The Iberian media even evokes a “campaign” from the locker room to attract the 2018 world champion.
In the press, several players have declared their love for the Frenchman. His compatriot Eduardo Camavinga said: “I would be very happy if he came to Real Madrid. We make jokes, but between him and me. We laugh a lot in the group. (…) These are career choices. From the moment he is captain, he can play wherever he wants. I think you all know he’s a great player. Everyone wants to have Kylian on their team. After he made his choice so we have to respect it. New Real Madrid captain Nacho also validated this track on the show The Chiringuito.
We expect KM7 in 2023 or 2024
“If it were up to me, I would bring him this summer, logically. Important players like Karim have left us and we need goals. (…) Harry Kane would fit in perfectly this summer and Kylian Mbappé would come next”, believes the Spaniard despite everything. The last to have mentioned KM7 is Rodrygo. “How exciting is it to play with him? From 1 to 10, 10. He’s a phenomenon and one of the best players in the world. (…) The signing of Mbappé would make me very happy. The sooner he came, the better. We need a player in this position, and even more now without Karim. He would help us a lot.”.
But he added: “He has a contract in Paris and you have to respect it. If it’s not him, there are other players. Florentino Pérez and Carlo Ancelotti have to decide. They have to talk to each other and see what is best.” Report adds that other players would welcome the arrival of Bondy’s crack. Thibaut Courtois, Aurélien Tchouameni or even Vinicius Junior, whom KM7 supported in the face of racism; are part of. Whether it’s this summer or next, the Madrid locker room already seems ready to roll out the red carpet for Kylian Mbappé.
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