Arsenal and Chelsea given fresh Kylian Mbappe boost as Real Madrid blow transfer chase wide open
Kylian Mbappe, despite being the world’s best footballer, may struggle for a place to call home next season.
That may sound foolish for someone who refused to entertain a mouthwatering £200million salary for one season in the Saudi Pro League. For years, Real Madrid pursued the Frenchman, desperate for him to become the latest superstar and carry on the Galactico legacy.
Given they already boastJude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior in their ranks — two Crown Jewels of world football — a move for a third global icon looked likely. But years of adopting an erratic financial outlook may have killed theMbappe deal stone dead.
The Telegraph have substantiated claims that emerged from Spain last week suggesting Madrid have pulled out of the race for the 24-year-old. Los Blancos released a bizarre statement insisting they are not close to signing Mbappe, an odd move for any club to make about an opposing player never mind the world’s best.
Closer to home, the club’s long-serving capocrimine, Florentino Perez, remains infatuated by the European Super League idea which would dig Madrid out of their financial hole. Last year, the La Liga giants sold 30% of their future Bernabeu revenue for the next 20 years to US investment firm Sixth Street.
Given the stadium is forecasted to make €400million per season, do the maths. The days of signing Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and Gareth Bale are over, with Perez now preferring a prudent approach based on signing wonderkids.
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