Real Madrid took the initiative and offered 160 million euros for Kylian Mbappé but the offer was immediately rejected by Paris Saint-Germain, different sources have confirmed to ESPN.
People close to the white club admit to ESPN the difficulty of the operation, but are still confident in convincing the Emir of Qatar to agree to negotiate before the market closes.
For its part, other sources in France slide to this medium that Madrid should raise its offer to 200 million to have real options to complete the signing.
The directive of Florentino Pérez has valued the young French player at 160 million given that his contract expires on 30 June. In fact, from January Madrid could negotiate with the French international and take it away for free in June.
Information from the Bernabéu does not yet confirm whether the offer will go up in the coming days, but the reality is that, since last Friday, there has been some optimism about closing the 22-year-old striker’s signing.
As ESPN has learned, secrecy is maximum in the meringue entity. So much so that it is Pérez himself who is conducting negotiations with Paris and Qatar.
So much so, that all the rumors that are coming out about other possible operations are quickly dismissed by the club. An example of this is that of Carlo Ancelotti, who, little friend of the denials in public, last Tuesday came out to deny information about an alleged return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Madrid.
“Cristiano is a Real Madrid legend and he has all my affection and respect. I never considered signing him. We look forward,” post the Italian coach.
Madrid, as reported by ESPN last September, has always been attentive to the future of an Mbappé whom they see as the right footballer to lead Ancelotti’s new project.
According to information from @FabrizioRomano, Real Madrid would have made an offer for Mbappé for € 160m.
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– ESPN Esports (@ESPNDeportes) August 24, 2021
However, ESPN was already reporting then on the Madrid roadmap to try to sign the striker. First, not to go to war with PSG to avoid jeopardizing the good relations that exist between the clubs. And, secondly, to ask the player to make a gesture as other Galacticos did in his time to sign for Madrid.
The white club has known for months that Mbappé wants to play white and now Madrid has taken the next step to get it with a first offer.
Madrid has been hit hard by the pandemic but from the club slip to ESPN that they could make an effort after a summer in which they have reached almost 100 million in transfers with the sales of Raphael Varane to Manchester United and Odegaard at Arsenal.