PSG stated that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave Les Parisiens, thus the next Galactico might be on his way soon.
However, it currently appears that it will happen in January at the earliest, given Mbappe’s contract expires next summer and Real Madrid may agree to take him for free in January.
According to the latest report from our UK partners at Sky Sports, Real Madrid set a deadline for PSG to respond to their $212 million offer, but that date has gone.
Real Madrid has reportedly walked away from the deal for the time being and will instead focus on agreeing to sign Mbappe for free in January, according to the report. As a result, PSG is virtually walking away from a contract valued more than $200 million.
Real Madrid is said to have made an initial offer of $200 million to lure Kylian Mbappe to the Bernabeu, and the World Cup champion is said to want the move, with an additional $12 million in add-ons.
According to PSG’s sporting director, Leonardo, who talked to French radio station RMC, Mbappe has told the club he wants to go.
“Kylian Mbappe wants to join Real Madrid and we will not hold him back. We said no to Madrid’s first offer, but if our conditions are met, we’ll see,” Leonardo said. “We have no plans to talk to Real again for Mbappe. The deadline is August 31 at midnight. This is how the transfer window is: we keep him and we extend. But we’re not going to let him go for less than what we paid when we still owe Monaco money.
“We never opened the door to a departure of Kylian Mbappe. Never. People say that I want to sell and not Nasser, but me or Nasser thinks the same thing. We are on the same point. But if a player wants to leave, it’s on our terms.”
That’s all there is to it.
PSG is willing to sell one of the world’s two best young attacking prospects, but they want more than $212 million for Mbappe because they believe he will sign a new contract with them. His quality speaks for itself after his two goals in the weekend’s triumph over Reims.
Is it time for PSG to cash in on Mbappe now?
PSG might collect an absolute ransom for Mbappe to offset its busy summer of wage increases.
The Frenchman won’t turn 23 until late December, so the fee doesn’t seem excessive for a player who has an almost comical 160 goals and 79 assists in 234 games at such a young age.
And PSG playing a front three of Neymar, Ronaldo, and Messi would be ridiculous, especially if Georginio Wijnaldum is given the role of playmaker in the Netherlands rather than his Liverpool one of ball transport and connection play.
Does this move make sense for Real Madrid?
Just two summers ago, we believed that Mbappe might have been worth a much higher transfer fee. Yes, it’s incredibly expensive, and transfer fees are still out of control. Taking all of this into account, Mbappe is “worth” this cost and will set the table for Erling Haaland’s fee.
Expect an almost unconscionably high $200 million charge for a forward in January or June if Mbappe is sold for more than $200 million and Haaland’s leave clause is overblown.
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