Real Madrid midfielder suggests they do not need Kylian Mbappe
For the past couple of years, Mbappe has been persistently linked with a switch from the Parc des Princes to the Bernabeu after Real tried and failed with two nine-figure bids in the summer 2021 window.
A free transfer to the Spanish capital in 2022 was seemingly on the cards, but to Real's surprise and chagrin, Mbappe instead extended his contract with PSG until 2024 with the option of an additional 12 months.
However, the 25-year-old was back in the headlines last summer after it emerged that he had refused to take up his one-year extension, leaving him free to walk away from Paris for nothing at the end of the season.
PSG's efforts to sever ties with Mbappe in 2023 ended in failure, and the ex-Monaco starlet has now informed the French champions that he intends to leave when his contract expires at the end of June.
While PSG will not receive a single penny for Mbappe's exit, they will save an astronomical €200m (£171.6m) in yearly wages, and the France international will not receive his loyalty bonus either.
Mbappe is already believed to have agreed a pre-contract proposal from Real Madrid, although neither club have confirmed the existence of such a pact, while the striker is also remaining tight-lipped on his future.
Managers and players continue to be quizzed on the speculation, though, and Kroos — who faced Mbappe in Germany's recent 2-0 friendly win over France — was the latest player to be asked about the forward's prospective arrival in a press conference.
However, the 34-year-old was not crying out for Mbappe to join him in Madrid, saying: «If even he doesn't
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