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PSG consider filing a formal complaint against Real Madrid to FIFA over Mbappe
With each passing day, PSG are losing more and more power over Kylian Mbappe’s future and are growing desperate to sell the Frenchman.
Mbappe’s current contract with the Ligue 1 champions runs out next year and he has already refused to extend it. With the July 31 deadline for triggering the one-year extension passing, it is no longer an option at all.
As such, PSG wish to sell him this summer instead of losing him for free next year, but Mbappe has remained firm that he wishes to see out his contract at the club.
It has led to the French giants suspecting that Mbappe has a pre-contract agreement with Real Madrid over a free transfer for 2024.
PSG to file a complaint against Madrid for tapping up Mbappe?
And, according to MARCA, PSG are now seriously considering filing a complaint to FIFA against Real Madrid over allegedly tapping up Mbappe.
The French champions believe that they have multiple pieces of evidence about the 24-year-old having an agreement in place to sign for Real Madrid as a free agent in 2024.
For starters, the letter that Mbappe sent informing about his decision to activate the option of a one-year extension in his contract, which PSG claim was not necessary or required.
Beyond that, the Parisians also claim that the forward not sitting down for a meeting with them as was requested by them in a letter on July 3 is another evidence pointing towards him having an agreement with Real Madrid.
The 24-year-old is understood to have also rejected fresh contract offers from the club made last month.
Mbappe disappointed with PSG
Despite appearing happy and jovial during his public appearances, Mbappe is understood to be disappointed with PSG and is unhappy with how his situation has been handled.
Furthermore, in spite of what the Parisians suspect, Real Madrid continue to maintain that there is no pre-agreement between them and Mbappe.
It remains to b seen how the situation develops in the coming days and whether PSG do follow through with a complaint against Real Madrid.
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.
