Kylian Mbappé is on the list of possible candidates for Manchester United, who plan to incorporate a renowned striker this summer who, sources told ESPN.
United are open to the possibility of adding another player to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team during this passing window, and the club is focused on the central midfield and right winger ahead of the 31st deadline. August. But United is also building for the future and plans to sign a center forward in the summer window of 2022, and Solskjaer and the scout team are working out a list of options.
Edinson Cavani is expected to leave Old Trafford at the end of this season – possibly returning to South America with Boca Juniors – and Solskjaer is looking forward to incorporating a solid center forward to fill the void. Mbappé is one of the options on the table, along with Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund, Harry Kane of Tottenham and Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan.
Mbappé is playing the last year of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and United is pending his situation. Real Madrid leaders have openly discussed the possibility of signing the 22-year-old, who has also been linked with Liverpool, during the negotiations for Raphael Varane’s move from the Bernabeu to Old Trafford this summer. A source said that Madrid needed the funds from Varane’s departure for its “Project Mbappé” initiative, although Laliga’s team acknowledges in private that a move for this summer is unlikely.
Sources say United are aware of Madrid’s interest in Mbappé and acknowledge that a move to the Premier League would be the less likely of the two if the issue were reduced to an election between Spain and England. A source at PSG has added that Mbappé sees Real Madrid as his preferred option, although he has told his senior teammates that he hopes to be able to stay in Paris for another year, which would lead to a battle for his signing next summer.
Mbappé, by becoming an agent, would make a deal for him a particularly attractive proposition, as it did not require a large pass, although only a select group of clubs in the world of football could take over the your salary and signing. Mbappé is the second most expensive player in the history of football, after his € 180 million move to PSG in 2018. Neymar, with € 222m, remains the most onerous pass.
Manchester City want to add Kane from Tottenham before closing the passing window this summer, but there are hopes at United that the England captain and Mbappé will be available next year. Kane is valued at more than £ 150m by Tottenham because he still has three more years left on his contract, which has led to a stalemate between the Spurs and City.
Haaland seems determined to stay with Dortmund one more season, despite Chelsea’s interest in signing former United striker Romelu Lukaku when the summer began.