Porcelain is being smashed diligently in Paris, and they are watching intently in Munich and Madrid. Striker star Kylian Mbappé is currently the central figure of the transfer summer.
Not a day goes by without new reports on the future of the 2018 soccer world champion. According to Mbappé, he wants to fulfill his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, which expires on June 30, 2024, but not extend it – and PSG, in turn, will definitely not let the attacker go free next year.
What does all this have to do with FC Bayern? Well, should Mbappé move to Real Madrid in Spain this summer, his current employer would probably collect a transfer fee in the hundreds of millions. However, he would also have to look around for a new top striker – and according to French media reports, he would then enter poker for Munich’s dream player Harry Kane.
The England captain is set to resume training at Tottenham Hotspur this Wednesday. His contract in London also runs for another year. The new Spurs coach Ange Postecoglou wants to keep Kane, but the 29-year-old is said to prefer Bayern. According to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, they are said to have been rejected with a second offer of 80 million euros plus bonus payments at the Premier League club and, according to “FourFourTwo”, are now preparing a third offer. Does Kane’s path still lead to Paris instead of Munich?
PSG announcement to the superstar
In any case, the relationship between Mbappé and the PSG bosses seems shattered – and a premature farewell to the 24-year-old is therefore not unlikely. In mid-June, the player announced in a letter to the club management that he did not want to use an option to extend his contract after the coming season. Since then, shreds have been flying.
The PSG leadership also wrote a letter at the beginning of July and reported in it about “enormous damage” that the club had suffered when Mbappé’s letter became known. “We cannot let one of the best players in the world go for nothing,” said powerful club president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. The announcement to the superstar was therefore to sell or extend. He should make a decision by July 31.
Meanwhile, Mbappé complained that his achievements were not sufficiently recognized at home. The fact that he plays for PSG is “not helpful” in terms of his popularity because the team and club polarize, he told France Football magazine. The British TV broadcaster Sky then reported that six teammates had complained to club boss Al-Khelaïfi about Mbappé’s statements. There seems to be a commotion in the cabin.
Leonardo sharply criticizes Mbappé
And between Mbappé and his superiors anyway. The offensive man passed the question of what PSG was missing to finally win the Champions League to the bosses. “We did what we could. You have to talk to the people who put the team together, who organize the club,” he said – and thus caused further turmoil.
Ex-PSG sports director Leonardo sharply criticized Mbappé for his behavior. It shows that the professional is not ready to lead a big team, the Brazilian told L’Équipe. Leonardo said it was time for Mbappé to leave the club from the French capital. PSG existed before him and will exist after him.
At least that much is certain. The fact that Real Madrid need an adequate replacement after the move of their long-time top striker Karim Benzema to Saudi Arabia. The fact that Bayern want to cushion the departure of Robert Lewandowski to FC Barcelona a year late with a heavyweight, too. Otherwise not much. Mbappé is the key, Kane another central figure in the great transfer theater. exit open.
