As attractive as it is, the planned arrival of Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid raises questions, according to a former member of the Merengue house.
All that’s missing is formalization. While he announced last week his departure at the end of the season, Kylian Mbappé is indeed preparing to join Real Madrid. This time, two years after his about-face in 2022, the French world champion has already signed his contract with Real Madrid, committing for five years and an annual salary of around 20 million euros.
If the Madrid leaders refuse to show off for the moment, the Madrid press is in heaven and the same goes for the Merengue supporters. However, some voices are being heard to question the face of Real Madrid next season. Consequence of the impressive defensive armada that we will have to bring together next season. Because Kylian Mbappé will be added to Vinicius, Jude Bellingham or Rodrygo, while prodigy Endrick must also arrive.
“A lot of players moving forward”
The situation is reminiscent of the Galactic era when Florentino Perez stacked Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and David Beckham. The results did not live up to the promises and Ivan Helguera, responsible for the dirty work in midfield or in central defense, has bitter memories. Enough to invite a certain caution, according to the former Spanish international.
“It’s wonderful to have all these players, but you have to know how to balance them with a good group. What went wrong back then? The balance. There were a lot of players going forward and the back and forth wasn’t easy… I was a defender, it was very difficult to defend with that type of player. There needs to be a balance between players who are going up and those who are going down.”he confided.
