‘Kane this summer, Mbappe next’ – Real Madrid star outlines transfer plans

Tom Hancock

• 12 Jun 2023 18:00 BST
• 3 min read

Real Madrid should sign Harry Kane now and make a move for Kylian Mbappe in a year’s time, says Nacho.

The defender has been giving his views on the ideal scenario for Real – who find themselves in need of a new number nine after Karim Benzema decided to leave for Saudi champions Al-Ittihad.

Tottenham star Kane is one big name being linked with a move to the Bernabeu – along with Mbappe, who it’s well-documented that Real have tried to sign from PSG in the past, and Chelsea’s Kai Havertz.

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And it sounds like Nacho, who has just signed a new contract keeping him at Real next season, wouldn’t mind lining up alongside Kane. He told El Chiringuito TV: “Harry Kane would fit in perfectly this summer and Mbappe would come in the next [summer].”

Kane has also been strongly linked with Manchester United – who share Real’s need for a new out-and-out centre-forward.

Staying in the Premier League would allow the England captain to continue chasing down Alan Shearer’s all-time goals record in the competition – but the lure of Real would surely make any professional think long and hard about their future.

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The opportunity Kane and Mbappe need?

That might apply especially to Kane, given that he’s still yet to win a single trophy in his career – with Spurs’ last silverware coming before their record goalscorer had made his senior debut.

As for Mbappe, he might have won plenty of domestic trophies with PSG – and the World Cup with France – but he’s never tasted glory in the Champions League.

Real ought to be well-placed to deliver the latter: they’ve been champions of Europe five times in the last decade alone.