Real Madrid confirmed for the first time that they are chasing Mbappe. Unlike the information on the evening of August 24, the Bernabeu team also offered a higher price to send to PSG, increasing from 128 to 137 million pounds.
While teams are still struggling to cope with losses due to the impact of Covid-19, Real Madrid's £137 million is considered unimaginable for most of the remaining teams in Europe.
If we consider the Mbappe deal as an auction for PSG, up to now, only Real Madrid is the only team to stand firm to compete to the end. After the La Liga representative gave the signal, the Ligue-1 representative remained silent. Is it possible that the Al-Khelaifi owner and his colleagues are also surprised by the opponent's willingness to play?
The summer transfer window is about to close and Ancelotti's team wants to have more players than ever they have pursued for 2 consecutive years. In fact, Real Madrid had targeted Mbappe since 4 years ago, right when he left Monaco to go to Paris.
The question now, besides the £137 million figure, is where does Real Madrid get so much money? Most recently, in financial reports, Real Madrid publicly disclosed the figure of 257 million pounds as a percentage of revenue that was short compared to the time before the pandemic.
Last season, Real Madrid cut 15% of their club's salaries. Recently, they have also re-signed a series of stars in the first team with very long-term contracts, with the aim of being able to fully repay them in each year. The latest example is Valverde, the midfielder has just signed a contract until 2027 with a contract termination fee of nearly 1 billion pounds.
Returning to PSG, Real Madrid now seems to be able to talk to the opponent because the figure of 137 million pounds is very large. PSG want Ronaldo but Jorge Mendes is still silent for now. Everton's French side's information about targeting Richarlison may be unreasonable given their Mauro Icardi.
Real Madrid once fell into a state of doubt about PSG when the French team only gave Mbappe a fee for fun but absolutely did not sell this striker. However, after having Messi and other excellent players, Mbappe's role at Parc des Prince is no longer considered to be prestigious. With only Messi and Neymar, PSG may have ambition, so Mbappe is closer to leaving Paris than ever.
It is not ruled out that from now until the closing time of the summer market, Real Madrid will accumulate more money so that PSG cannot refuse. The money settlement is currently painting a completely different picture at the beginning: Real Madrid is like an attacker on the auction table while PSG is confused and can nod at any time.
