Kylian Mbappe’s future is once again heating up when the Winter Tech Market opens. With his contract with PSG still not renewed, he can freely negotiate with every team outside of France, right now.
Real Madrid and Liverpool have emerged as the two leading teams in the race to win Mbappe’s signature, if he decides to leave PSG after this season.
Will Kylian Mbappe sign with Real Madrid?
Real Madrid once wanted to sign Mbappe in 2022, but failed. However, things will be very different in 2024, when Mbappe becomes a free agent.
Wearing the Real Madrid shirt is a dream for every player, and Mbappe is no exception. Since Cristiano Ronaldo left the Bernabeu in 2018, the White Vultures have seen Mbappe as a replacement for the Portuguese legend. That’s why Real Madrid agreed to try to recruit Mbappe again after failing in 2022, something they have rarely done in the team’s history.
After Karim Benzema left Real Madrid in the summer of 2023, coach Ancelotti is using Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo as two key strikers and Jude Bellingham as support from behind.
Mbappe’s appearance could upset the current balance, but Real Madrid is definitely not interested in that. Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s strength lies in his flexibility and ability to improvise depending on the personnel at hand. With the Italian strategist extending his contract, Real Madrid will certainly be determined to get Mbappe.
According to AS, Los Blancos will wait until the summer to get Mbappe, when his contract with PSG expires. This is also what Mbappe wants, because thanks to that, he will receive a larger bribe.
In Mbappe’s future story, Real Madrid is always mentioned as the number 1 candidate. However, Los Blancos must be wary of Liverpool.
According to Marca, Real Madrid is willing to pay Mbappe an annual salary of 26 million euros and a bonus of 130 million euros if he joins on a free transfer. Previously, transfer fees and high compensation requirements became obstacles that prevented Liverpool from approaching Mbappe.
However, the expansion of the Premier League and the increasing financial power of English football makes this story gradually become feasible. In addition, the fact that Mbappe left PSG for free, and The Kop did not pay a transfer fee if recruiting him, also strengthened the Anfield team’s determination.
If Mohamed Salah decides to leave Liverpool and move to the Saudi Pro League, Liverpool can try to recruit the French striker, thereby creating a counterweight to Erling Haaland and Man City in the Premier League.
When Mbappe’s future at PSG was revealed last summer and Al Hilal came to the negotiating table with a world record price of 330 million euros, Klopp poured cold water on suggestions that Liverpool were join.
“We laughed a lot about it,” he told Sky Germany. “I think he is a really good player. But the financial conditions do not suit us at all.”
“I don’t want to ruin the story but as far as I know it has nothing to do with it. Maybe someone in the club is preparing something and wants to surprise me!”
“But this hasn’t happened in the eight years I’ve been here. That could be the first time,” Klopp emphasized.