THE REAL MADRID IN WAITING FOR MBAPPÉ

According to the Spanish press, Real Madrid is still waiting for Kylian Mbappé, waiting to see if the French striker will extend his contract with PSG. The Frenchman's entourage is considering including a special clause in the context of a contract extension.

Kylian Mbappé (22) is young, the transfer of the Parisian prodigy to Real Madrid can still wait. The world champion striker dreams of playing for the Spanish club, and there is a good chance that he will one day wear its colours, but he is encountering too many financial difficulties, which for the moment do not allow him to envisage recruiting the French international in the short term.

The solution found by Mbappé's entourage would be to negotiate a "Real Madrid clause" as part of a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain, according to the Spanish daily AS. This is an idea that Kylian Mbappé's representatives would have had at the start of the pandemic, when they were starting the first discussions with the club.

Rather than predicting the potential domino effect that a transfer of Lionel Messi to PSG could have, which remains very hypothetical to this day, it is more reasonable to think that the Argentinean will remain at Barça, and Kylian Mbappé in Paris. If PSG were to decide to sell Kylian Mbappé, then Real would have to sell part of its players to be able to afford a deal of this scale, Marca understands.

Mbappé is going through a small growth crisis

But as long as the PSG does not give the signal that it is a seller, Real Madrid will not move. No question for the institution of the Madrid club to sully more than cordial relations with the Parisian club. Relations between Florentino Pérez and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi are tinged with deep respect and mutual admiration.

If he continues to score for his club and was again decisive this week against Nimes, Kylian Mbappé is experiencing a small growth crisis this season. The quality of his performances on the pitch is suffering as much as his influence on PSG's game, which seems to be declining. The striker himself had recognised this last month after a resounding success against Montpellier, where he scored two goals and gave a decisive pass.

Defended by his coach Mauricio Pochettino, who wants to keep him next season, and the assistant of the Argentinian technician, Jesus Perez, the French striker remains nevertheless the top scorer of the French championship with 15 goals.

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