Kylian Mbappe and his Real Madrid dream

As the seconds tick, the transfer market gets hotter and hotter. There is no topic blazing at the moment than that of Kylian Mbappe and a possible move to his dream club, Spanish giants Real Madrid. From the ‘turtle emoji’ on social networks to Josep Pedrerol’s ‘tic tac’, the saga has come a long way and is set to continue into its most decisive stages.

After the player sent a formal letter to the Ligue 1 champions informing them of his intention not to renew for the optional year, the French club have made their intention since then and have been concrete on it; either the player renews his contract or he will be sold this summer.

This has been confirmed by a source close to the club who told The Athletic: “There is no way Mbappé would leave on a free in 2024.” This creates a recipe for interesting weeks ahead. In previous years, the French club have kept their stance on retaining the player at the club but things have changed this summer.

Ever since Kylian Mbappe sent the formal letter to PSG two weeks ago, the club have kept their stance on renew or leave this summer. And as this portal has already reported, the letter was dated back to July last year of which the player himself confirmed that PSG were informed of his decision not to renew as early as last year and the formal letter was only sent to remind them.

Kylian also added in a quoted tweet that at no point has he negotiated with the Parisian club for a renewal. There are numerous twists to this tale. Real Madrid are monitoring the situation but without haste. The club know they have an upper hand should PSG decide to negotiate for a sale.

For Real Madrid to move, PSG first have to put a price on the player. It seems like a long summer, and June has still not passed.

As reported by The Athletic, Real Madrid still believe that Kylian Mbappé will certainly play for them one day. Their history of mutual admiration goes back a decade.