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Real Madrid plan to offer Mbappe a five-year contract worth €50 million per season
Amid Paris Saint-Germain’s growing determination to sell Kylian Mbappe this summer, Real Madrid are slowly, but surely, starting to flap their wings, as they look for the right opportunity to sign the forward.
The club have maintained they will not make a move for Mbappe until the player makes a decision on his future.
However, according to Cadena SER, Real Madrid have prepared the contract details for Mbappe, in what can be seen as their final move, before they eventually attempt to sign the Frenchman in the ongoing summer transfer window
Real Madrid’s proposal for Mbappe may include a whopping €1 billion release clause. But on top of that, the club are set to offer the Frenchman a gigantic gross salary package of €50 million, which could make him the highest-paid Real Madrid player in the history of the club.
In addition to the salary, Real Madrid are ready to offer Mbappe a five-year contract, which is set to run until 2028. This and the €1 billion release clause will effectively seal the forward’s long-term future at Santiago Bernabeu.
However, Real Madrid’s projected offer will only be applicable once Mbappe decides his future. The forward has confirmed his desire to stay at Parc des Princes next season, but as PSG continue to pressure him to either leave or extend his contract, he may reconsider his future.
While Real Madrid will certainly prefer signing the former AS Monaco starlet next summer, they expect the young forward to cost around €200 million, should he choose to leave the French capital in the ongoing transfer window.
The coming days could prove to be crucial, in what is undoubtedly the most important transfer saga for Real Madrid.
After three successive wins to start the season, a 1-0 loss to Real Betis came as a reality check for Real Madrid, who are still some way off matching the quality and consistency of Barcelona.
In light of the defeat, the Real Madrid coaching staff is analysing the best way to get the most out of the current setup.
More expected from Valverde
According to Defensa Central, one of the key conclusions drawn from the Betis defeat is that Real Madrid need greater involvement from Federico Valverde with the ball.
The Uruguayan has been deployed as the pivot, largely due to the absence of the injured Aurelien Tchouameni, but he is yet to make the step up in quality the team requires from that role.
While his effort and commitment are never in doubt, Mourinho and his staff, led by Sami Khedira, feel Valverde spends too much time positioned behind the opposition’s midfield line.
As a result, he fails to offer passing lanes to his teammates when they are under pressure, forcing them into hurried, aimless clearances rather than playing out cleanly from the back.
That concern has already been communicated to Valverde, who is still adapting to a position he has never truly played, making the challenge all the more difficult for him.
A collective issue to fix
However, the problem is not Valverde’s alone, with the coaching staff identifying a wider issue in the team’s structure.
Khedira has reportedly noted a certain passivity from the attackers in the videos of the match, particularly Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe, when it comes to offering themselves as the ball transitions from midfield into attacking areas.
That lack of movement compounds the difficulties for the deeper midfielders.
Mourinho, for his part, remains unfazed by the departure of Rodri to Barcelona, insisting his squad has the tools to cope.
“I’m not missing Rodri. We have solutions, we have quality,” the Portuguese said, before adding that he backs his ability to improve players.
With a Champions League opener against Inter Milan on the horizon, Mourinho and his staff will be keen to iron out these issues quickly.
