Mbappe ‘BETRAYED’ as Real Madrid transfer talk grows

Robin Bairner

• 22 May 2023 11:58 BST
• 3 min read

Kylian Mbappe has been “betrayed by his relatives”, according to a report that offers fresh transfer links between the PSG attacker and Real Madrid.

Mbappe turned down the opportunity to sign for Los Blancos in the summer of 2022, when he was a free agent, but PSG have been in a shambolic state this season, leading to fresh rumours he could depart the club.

Real Madrid are still interested in the France attacker ahead of the summer transfer window, but PSG are unlikely to sell.

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Real Madrid told Mbappe wants transfer

Word has reached president Florentino Perez that Mbappe is open to a move, Defensa Central reports.

Perez has, according to the Spanish source, been told by three different sources that the 24-year-old regrets having signed his contract extension with PSG last summer.

Firstly, an unnamed prestigious agent is said to have spoken to the president, while a Real Madrid player close to Mbappe ahs also had words with him. Finally – and this is where what is being branded in France as “the betrayal” comes in – a member of Mbappe’s close entourage has told Perez the same thing.

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Although there have been suggestions that Real Madrid might seek to push for a transfer this summer, the prospect of them signing Mbappe in addition to Jude Bellingham, whose move from Borussia Dortmund appears little more than a formality now.

Finances are, of course, the major issue, with PSG having rejected a deal worth a reported €200 million from Real Madrid in the summer of 2021. It is likely that the Ligue 1 side would rebuff such an offer once again and take the risk of Mbappe leaving for nothing in 2024, when he becomes a free agent as his contract expires.

Mbappe is, therefore, likely to be with PSG in the 2023/24 season, but beyond that Real Madrid can realistically target a deal.