It’s a perennial transfer saga that never seems to go away, and Kylian Mbappe’s ‘will he, won’t he’ move to Real Madrid is back on the agenda again.
For years now Los Blancos have been tracking the French World Cup winner, and despite it looking more than likely that he would join the Spanish top-flight outfit in the past, the deal has never quite materialised.
Mbappe is into the last few months of his current deal with Paris Saint-Germain, and though the smart money would still be on him pitching up at the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer, it still isn’t a foregone conclusion.
“It’s always the same on Mbappe guys. When he decides his future, we will let people know,” Fabrizio Romano said in his exclusive Daily Briefing for CaughtOffside.
“We’ve spent years commenting on rumours but nothing happened. Mbappe wants to take his time with his mother and lawyers to make the best decision.
“Real Madrid are still working on it behind the scenes but for sure they won’t wait forever as it happened two years ago… so timing will also be important, for sure.
“Let’s see what will happen because PSG will keep insisting on a contract extension.”
It’s clear why both Real retain their interest in the striker and why PSG want to keep hold of him.
From a club perspective, he has more chance to win the bigger trophies available if he were to move to Real Madrid.
With the greatest of respect to PSG, they’re consistent failures on the biggest stage, whereas Los Blancos stand alone as the greatest European football side in history.
Were Mbappe to decide to remain where he is once more, the suggestion that he’s therefore only in it for the money is likely to be levelled at him again.
I have always said leave that undecided idiot to his own devices but for some reason Perez seems to be obsessed with him. Well, good luck trying to convince an immature double-minded player like mbappe