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Mbappe saga could drag on until the end of summer with Real Madrid in no hurry
PSG are trying everything in their control to pressurise a move from Kylian Mbappe. The French club are fed up with the winger’s silence and want him to leave this summer.
But according to reports from MARCA, Mbappe will be able to withstand the pressure from the Ligue 1 champions. Neither he nor Real Madrid have any intention of speeding up the process.
The saga of Mbappe’s future is thus expected to go on until the end of the ongoing summer transfer window. Los Blancos hope that such a delay would force PSG to accept a lower fee for their star.
PSG believe an agreement is in place
The connection between Real Madrid and the French winger has been an ongoing storyline for a few years now.
PSG thus find the coordinated silence between both parties suspicious. They believe that Mbappe has an agreement in place to join Los Blancos on a free transfer next summer and that the Spanish club made illegal advances to a player contracted to them.
As such, it was reported that the Parisian giants were considering lodging a formal complaint against Real Madrid to FIFA for ‘tapping up’ the player.
MARCA, however, add that FIFA have not received any message from PSG about the possible agreement they suspect.
Real Madrid also deny any movements around the World Cup winner, and there is no proof of them making any recent approach to the player.
A working trick
As revealed by Ramon Alvarez de Mon, PSG demanded a fee of €300 million for their star player in June. The Merengues backed away in silence and turned a blind eye to the developments in Paris.
A month later, the Ligue 1 champions lowered their demand to €250 million. It is clear that the Merengues are in the driver’s seat, for they once again declined and insisted that their upper limit was €230 million.
With every passing day, PSG edge closer to losing Mbappe on a free transfer. If Florentino Perez deals his cards right, he could get his man on a budget fee this summer.
In a major update, AS reports that former Real Madrid midfielder and club legend Toni Kroos has taken his first step towards starting his coaching career.
The former Germany international has told the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that he is interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers.
Real Madrid tried to bring Kroos back
It is no secret that Real Madrid considered bringing Toni Kroos back into the club’s structure after the end of the last season.
The club president, Florentino Perez, had wanted Kroos to have a daily presence at Valdebebas rather than making occasional appearances after his retirement.
Jose Angel Sanchez and Kroos spoke after Perez expressed his desire to see the German working at Valdebebas every day. However, they did not find the right moment, time or structure to give his return a clear form.
A comeback remains one of the possibilities most desired by Madrid supporters because of Kroos’ charisma and what he represents at the Santiago Bernabeu. Neither side wanted him to return simply for the sake of it, so the door remains open for the future.
The relationship between the two parties is excellent, and both know that the opportunity to work together again will eventually come.
Taking it step by step
For now, Kroos continues to run the academy he established in Boadilla, enjoying the opportunity to help develop younger players.
After two years away from the competitive side of football, however, he is beginning to look towards the dugout as a possible next step in his career.
Kroos currently holds coaching qualifications that allow him to work up to the third tier of Spanish football.
This is possible because professionals with at least seven years of proven experience and significant involvement at the elite level can gain direct access to accelerated coaching courses.
That means Kroos could coach a team in Primera Federacion, but the German wants to take things gradually.
Kroos has already informed the RFEF that he would be interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers during the 2027/28 season.
The course taking place this season is not available to elite former players, with UEFA limiting each campaign to 20 places.
With his current qualifications, Kroos could work as an assistant coach, but he cannot yet take charge as a head coach in either the top flight or the Segunda División.
But completing that programme would allow Kroos to obtain the UEFA A licence, which would enable him to coach teams at any level.
