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Real Madrid remain ‘big favourites’ to land Kylian Mbappe – Romano
According to reports from Fabrizio Romano (h/t Madrid Zone), Real Madrid remain the big favourites to sign Kylian Mbappe. There is interest in the World Cup winner noted from other parts of Europe, but none is strong enough to displace the Merengues.
Los Blancos have actively pursued Mbappe for a long time now. Florentino Perez dreams of bringing the French star to the club as its next marquee signing and has been working relentlessly towards it in recent transfer windows.
While the club’s admiration of the forward is well documented, it is also well-known that Mbappe himself dreams of donning the white colours. The PSG star has dreamt of representing Real Madrid since his childhood, making his eventual move to the Santiago Bernabeu more obvious.
The ongoing transfer window, on that front, is the closest Los Blancos have come to signing him. Mbappe appears unwilling to renew in France, and a move to Real Madrid is on the cards given PSG’s firm decision to sell him if he does not renew.
The recent entry of clubs like Manchester United and Liverpool into the race once again created doubts over Mbappe’s next destination.
The Red Devils have entered a full-fledged rebuild under Erik ten Hag and find themselves needing an elite goalscorer to cap off a talented squad. United’s entry into the scene seeded ‘fear’ in the minds of the Real Madrid administration, but Romano’s report puts the doubts to bed.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are also said to be prepared to meet PSG’s €200 million price tag for the French prodigy this summer. However, they do not have the player’s willingness nor do they have the financial leverage required to pull off such a mega move.
As such, Real Madrid remain the favourites to land his signature as it stands.
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Mbappe hits out at claims on his unhappiness at Real Madrid: ‘Angry at my great aunt too’
Kylian Mbappe has been in the news for a plethora of reasons in recent weeks, starting with his injury and surprise vacation. Beyond that, the Ballon d’Or saga has kept him in the spotlight for a reasonable while now.
The Frenchman, after all, has not held back in speaking out about why he deserves to win the prestigious individual award, and while it is perfectly okay to campaign for the award, it is something that has not usually been done in the past.
In terms of his goalscoring numbers, there is no doubt that Mbappe should be a frontrunner for the award. His lack of a single trophy for both club and country, however, works against his chances.
Mbappe’s sarcastic reply to baseless rumours
Earlier today, there were reports of Kylian Mbappe being angry with Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid for not campaigning for him to win the Ballon d’Or this year.
The rumours, needless to say, portrayed the player in a very bad light and made it seem like the club not making public gestures to acknowledge and back his campaign affected him personally.
Now, the player has himself come out to lash out at the journalists, albeit in a sarcastic manner. Commenting directly below the post making the claim via Fabrizio Romano, the player wrote,
“Yes, yes, I even got angry with my great aunt too.”
Mbappe’s ability to deal with such reports with a tinge of humour, needless to say, is impressive and it can only be good for his image that he spoke out and cut off the news at its roots.
Set to return
There has been significant concern around Mbappe’s fitness in recent weeks after the player left the French national team with an injury after their first game.
The initial diagnosis appeared worrying, but it soon came to light that the player had avoided a major setback by a hair’s breadth.
Now, there is increasing hope that the Frenchman will be back for Real Madrid’s first game after the break against Villarreal, possibly even as a starter.
Needless to say, that comes as a massive positive for Jose Mourinho’s plans ahead of a crucial stretch of the season.
