Tuesday May 10
Tick, tock, tick, tock. Kylian Mbappé was in Madrid on Monday, and the French prodigy’s quick visit to the capital obviously did not escape the Spanish press, even more on the alert than the fetish planted in the box of Karaba the witch. COPE therefore unsurprisingly captured the images of the Paris Saint-Germain striker, who arrived shortly after 3 p.m. in a “famous restaurant” in Madrid.
He had lunch there with his teammate Achraf Hakimi, a former White House employee, well… Mbappé obviously knew that it was going to get people talking. And he did not hide by saying hello to journalist Javi Gómez, then posting a snapshot on his social networks.
Should we believe in a sudden passage just for the reputation of the comida española ? It is believed to be average on the other side of the Pyrenees. “Bienvenido”, squarely titles the daily ace today, repeating that Real Madrid “maintain their roadmap” and that the player will be presented before the American tour.
“Real is in no hurry and neither is Mbappé. The commitment is firm. Real want to sign Mbappé and Mbappé wants to play for Real. It is obvious. (…) With his visit to Madrid, he said nothing, but he said everything at the same time”, asserts the Madrid newspaper.
The Emir of Qatar soon in Madrid?
All Madrid talks about it, in any case, and grinds its brain to try to pierce the intentions of the French striker. “If he knows he is going to extend, what is it? A provocation, a way to get more money from PSG? asks Antoni Daimiel on the program El Larguero de la Cadena Ser.
According to goal, the Emir of Qatar will also make a European tour “which should notably take him to Madrid in the coming days”. Maybe a move desperate to persuade Florentino Pérez to drop the case, but the guy has seen others.
Credibility: 70%. A day “off” in Madrid, a month and a half from the end of his contract? A thousand miles (by plane, of course) just for a tortilla? Not ours Kylian. Unless he wants to pay homage to Jean-Pascal by playing the agitator and the provocateur.
Mbappometer: Florentino Pérez takes the lead in this breathtaking duel. Hydrate well, because it will last a few more weeks.