Posted on December 1, 2021 at 11:30 am by Arthur Montagne
After trying to recruit Kylian Mbappé this summer, Real Madrid seem determined to return to the charge in the coming weeks in order to attract him free at the end of the season. However, on the side of Casa Blanca, the PSG striker would no longer be completely unanimous. Explanations.
It's no longer a secret, Real Madrid tried to recruit Kylian Mbappé during the previous summer transfer window. The merengue club sent various offers to PSG ranging from 160 to 200M €, all refused by the Parisians who now expose themselves to the threat of a free start from the World Champion. And for good reason, his contract runs until next June and he still has not extended. This will give interested clubs the opportunity to discuss with Kylian Mbappé from January 1 with a view to recruiting him free for next season. An opportunity that Real Madrid should not let go. In any case, this is what obviously seemed a few weeks ago, but the outbreak of Vinicius Junior seems to be reshuffling the cards somewhat in this soap opera.
Vinicius upsets Real's plans for Mbappé
Indeed, despite a sluggish start with the Real Madrid when he arrived from Flamengo in 2018, Vinicius Junior finally justifies the investment made by the merengue club who had not hesitated to drop € 45m for the 18-year-old player. Indisputable holder under the orders of Carlo Ancelotti , Vinicius Junior has established himself as the attacking leader of Real Madrid alongside Karim Benzema as in witness 11 goals and 7 assists in all competitions since the start of the season. And the young Brazilian winger has characteristics similar to those of Kylian Mbappé . Therefore, some voices are being raised in Spain so that Florentino Pérez changes his plans, for fear that the French striker curbs the emergence and rise of Vinicius Junior . It is even a subject which animated a debate during the program Carussel Deportivo broadcast on the Cadena SER . Spanish radio journalist, Antón Meana “Right now, Vinícius is an indisputable holder at Real Madrid because he deserved it. I can't remember a player who has lifted the Santiago Bernabéu so much in a long time. People go to the stadium to see it and they like it. To play on Wednesday, Vinícius is better than Mbappé. Another option mentioned, that of concentrating its efforts on recruiting Erling Haaland , whose profile seems much more compatible with Vinicius than that of Mbappé . “Real Madrid must ask themselves if they should forget Mbappé and sign Haaland to play with Vinícius”, assures Julio Pulido , journalist of the Cadena SER. An opinion shared by his colleague Jesús Gallego: “Mbappé is undoubtedly a player that people would appreciate, but losing Vinícius on the left wing is a step backwards. He is very young and the boy is happy. The problem that Madrid are encountering offensively will be solved more easily by Haaland than by the Frenchman ”. In other words, Kylian Mbappé no longer seems to be totally unanimous on the side of the Spanish capital …