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Real Madrid not considering January move for Kylian Mbappe – Romano
Amidst widespread speculations surrounding Kylian Mbappe’s future at Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the January transfer window, Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Real Madrid are not currently working to sign the Frenchman.
Only five months after signing a new contract with PSG, Mbappe has seemingly grown disillusioned with life at the French capital club.
It has been claimed that the 23-year-old feels betrayed by the club for not fulfilling several promises that were made to him before he signed a new deal. The friction between Neymar and Mbappe has only added to the situation, which has led to the latter seeking an exit as early as January.
Mbappe had snubbed Real Madrid to sign a new contract with PSG in May. However, now, it is being reported that the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner wants to move to the Santiago Bernabeu again.
Romano confirms the same in his update, claiming that Mbappe is not happy at PSG due to the failed promises. The transfer expert states that the 23-year-old wanted the club to sign a new centre-forward in the summer, but that did not materialise.
At the same time, Romano adds that there are some internal conflicts as well, which have now compelled Mbappe to seek an exit as early as possible. However, PSG, at the moment, have no intentions to sell their French superstar to Real Madrid or any other club in January.
The journalist adds that Real Madrid are also not looking to sign Mbappe at this point in time and there have been no negotiations whatsoever, although he does mention that things can change over the course of time.
For now, Real Madrid are not involved in the Mbappe case and while the player might be pushing for an exit, it seems highly unlikely that any transfer will materialise during the winter window.
It hasn’t been a good week for Real Madrid, who look all set to relinquish their Spanish league title to arch-rivals Barcelona come the end of the season, following a narrow defeat to the Blaugrana at the weekend.
However, as Real Madrid enter the international break, there is some positive news for Carlo Ancelotti and his men.
As reported by Toni Juanmarti, Barcelona look set to miss out on their two star players in Ousmane Dembele and Pedri due to injury, ahead of the upcoming second-leg semifinal tie against Real Madrid, in Copa Del Rey.
Real Madrid are heading into this game with a 1-0 defeat in the first-leg, meaning they must beat Barça with a two-goal margin in order to book a place in the final. The absence of both Pedri and Dembele, to that end, could be a major boost for Ancelotti.
Pedri, who was expected to return to full fitness for the second leg, has suffered a relapse. It has set his return back to three or four weeks late, meaning the youngster will not return until the April 23 tie against Atletico Madrid.
The situation is not much different for Ousmane Dembele. The explosive attacker is recovering slower than expected and though he was tipped to return in the league game against Real Madrid this month, he remains a major doubt for this Copa Del Rey tie.
However, Barcelona did register a narrow victory over Los Blancos even without these two individuals, so the task is definitely cut out for Ancelotti and his men as they look to exact revenge against the Catalans in Copa Del Rey next month.
