While we wait impatiently for Kylian Mbappé’s final decision on his future, The Athletic has revealed the behind-the-scenes details of the case being followed by Florentino Perez. According to the news, the Real Madrid boss is surprising many at the club with his approach.
French striker Kylian Mbappé is making transfer market history. A 25-year-old global star, the player has been making headlines since 2022, the year Florentino Perez’s Real Madrid launched hostilities to lure him to La Liga. Unlike other cases involving big names in sport, who end up clearing things up quickly, the French player is keeping his future a big mystery and keeping the suspense going.
Mbappé awaits final decision
After publicly refusing to exercise the option of an extra year on his contract with PSG last June, the Bondynois has been free to negotiate with the club of his choice since 1 January. As for Real Madrid, who suffered a monumental failure in the summer of 2022, now is the time or never to get their hands on Kylian Mbappé. Despite the player’s strategy, which displeases many in Spain, Madrid president Florentino Perez refuses to give up on the deal just yet, and intends to do everything in his power to complete the long-awaited transfer.
Newspaper L’Equipe recently revealed the player’s intentions to end the suspense by deciding whether to stay at PSG or change clubs between now and the start of the Champions League round of 16 on 8 February. For the club from the French capital, who have managed to secure a winning financial deal from Mbappé regarding his future decision and Real Madrid, it would be a sigh of relief to be set quickly and put an end to the much-discussed saga.
Real Madrid still ready for Mbappé
This Sunday, Real Madrid expert Mario Cortegana of English website The Athletic provided an update on the case. After making some cross-checks, the Spanish journalist reports that Kylian Mbappé already knows the conditions that Real Madrid are prepared to accept in order to reach an agreement with him with a view to his arrival at the club this summer. According to information from sources close to the matter, Mbappé has been offered a signing bonus of €130 million and a salary of €26 million a year in 2022. This year, Florentino Perez is offering less.
Indeed, given the complex economic situation in La Liga and Real Madrid’s financial difficulties, the Madrid club would not reach the same level of offer as that proposed in 2022. However, with Florentino Perez determined to complete the transfer, the 2018 world champion has been guaranteed a salary that would make him the highest-paid player in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad if he signed.
Perez’s unusual behaviour
According to The Athletic, several members of the Madrid staff are surprised by the importance the president is giving to Kylian Mbappé. According to sources close to the matter, Florentino Pérez and Mbappé have been in direct contact for some time, and the player has assured him that he would like to play for Real Madrid. A respected and much-feared president, it is unusual for Perez to personally follow in a player’s footsteps for so long, reveals the English media.
The sources claim that during these conversations, the player has always made it clear to Pérez that he wants to play for Real. However, it is up to Mbappé to decide whether to make the transfer. And as Spanish newspaper Marca also explains this Sunday, the Madrid club will not consider a negative final choice from the Les Bleus captain to be a fiasco. Be that as it may, Los Merengues no longer plan to stay behind the 25-year-old striker beyond the mid-January deadline. We’ll have to wait and see what happens in the next few days.
Do you find Florentino Perez’s efforts for Mbappé strange? Should Real Madrid be hoping for the Frenchman’s arrival in June?
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