PSG preparing for Mbappe to Real Madrid transfer THIS SUMMER
Robin Bairner
- 23 Aug 2023 09:00 BST
- 3 min read
PSG are still planning for Kylian Mbappe to complete a transfer to Real Madrid this summer, according to reports.
Mbappe might have returned for the Ligue 1 club in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Toulouse, scoring 11 minutes after coming on as a substitute, but PSG still believe that he could leave for Los Blancos before the end of the transfer window and are bracing themselves for that eventuality.
The 24-year-old has spent much of the summer at loggerheads with the club over his contract situation.
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Mbappe refused to take up the option in his current deal that would see it extended until 2025, meaning that he will be a free agent in 2024.
PSG do not want to see their star player depart for nothing and had been doing everything they could to broker a move this summer. One of the tactics they tried was to freeze the player out of first-team activities in a bid to force him from the club, though this did not make the World Cup winner budge.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, have been watching the drama unfold from the sidelines with the aim of signing him for nothing next summer.
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’PSG preparing for Mbappe’s departure’
According to AS journalist Andres Onrubia Ramos, via Le10Sport, a deal could still be possible imminently.
“If PSG sign Randal Kolo Muani and Bradley Barcola, they could consider selling Kylian Mbappe if a good offer arrives,” he reports. “I understand that PSG are preparing for a potential departure from Mbappe.”
The additions of Kolo Muani and Barcola are by no means a sure shot, with the latter deal for the young winger who plays for Lyon, proving especially complicated.
Both would futureproof PSG in the event of Mbappe moving to Real Madrid – this summer or next – with the two wide attackers seen as a couple of the most promising French talents.
