Real Madrid are keen to sign Kylian Mbappé, but growing reports from the Spanish capital indicate they would not be hostile to the idea of attracting the attention of Erling Haaland either.
Paris Saint-Germain general manager Nasser Al-Khelaifi told reporters yesterday that he had reached a “gentleman’s agreement” with Mbappé, and the 25-year-old continues to avoid committing his future one way or another. According to recent reports, Jude Bellingham has contacted Haaland in order to persuade him to leave Manchester City for Real Madrid.
Mbappé has already refused Real Madrid three times and Cadena Cope says there will be no fourth refusal. If the French striker does not express his desire to play for them, accept their conditions and sign a contract, then it will be over for the Bondynois and his dream of Real Madrid, not just next season, but Melchor Ruiz says he will ‘never’ play for Los Blancos if he doesn’t sign a lease this year.
Diario AS has contradicted the rest of the Madrid media, saying it has an ultimatum until January 15 to declare its desires one way or another from Real Madrid. They go on to say that with the Frenchman’s silence, and with all the history between the two, there is a growing section within Real Madrid who would prefer to sign Haaland.
All noise regarding Mbappé should be taken with a grain of salt, given that this is a situation that has seen many twists and turns. While there is no doubt that Real Madrid will be interested in Haaland at some point, and probably this summer if Mbappé does not join, the timing of releasing this information appears to be a clear tactic to increase the pressure on the Parisian.
