It’s the soap opera of the moment, and probably the soap opera that has thrilled the crowds the most for years now. Will Kylian Mbappé sign for Real Madrid, or will he choose to stay in Paris? As we revealed to you exclusively on Foot Mercato, the player’s decision has not yet been made. The bases of an agreement are laid with the La Liga club, just as discussions continue with Paris Saint-Germain.
If the official announcement of the player should not delay, French and Spanish media speculate daily on the future of the Bondynois, who had however explained that “His choice was almost made” during the UNFP ceremony. And on the other side of the Pyrenees, a wave of pessimism seems to have taken hold of people’s minds. In the famous show El Chiringuito de Jugonesstar presenter Josep Pedrerol, known to be close to Florentino Pérez, has expressed his concerns.
Spanish journalists are not optimistic
“Every day that passes…I see things getting worse and worse. That’s the reality. I say things as my contacts tell me and the phone calls I make. Everything had been granted since September, and that changed a month ago. Mbappé’s arrival at Real Madrid is in bad shape at the moment, I hope I’m wrong and everything is back to normal.”said the journalist.
And he is obviously not the only one to have this opinion, since in the show El Larguero radio Padlock SER, other journalists made similar comments, such as Anton Meana, Real Madrid’s follower for the media: “for the first time, I’m really starting to doubt his arrival”. His colleague Santi Giménez confirmed: “it smells bad, it looks like the soap opera will last another year”. As you will have understood, PSG may be signing a hell of a comeback …