It’s off again on the other side of the Pyrenees. It must be said that we are approaching the fateful date of January 1, 2024, and that the extension of Kylian Mbappé does not seem to be moving forward. After a very eventful summer, marked by being sidelined, the Bondynois clearly still has no intention of returning to the capital’s club and he will be able to officially discuss with Real Madrid in two and a half months. Among our Spanish neighbors, the media machine has already gotten carried away and after a few rather calm weeks, Mbappé is back on the front page of all the Madrid media…
Real Madrid has already started to roll out the red carpet for the star of the Blues, and everything indicates that this time, the Madrilenians will finally be able to present the Frenchman with great fanfare in their new Santiago Bernabéu. All that remains is to agree with the Mbappé clan on the contours of a contract which promises to be colossal. Certainly, there would be no transfer compensation to be paid to PSG, but between salary, bonuses and commissions, the amount of the operation will be quite steep for the Madrilenians.
Two arrivals, one sacrificed
It will therefore be necessary to make some sacrifices, and the Merengues have already drawn up a plan which involves two other players according to OKDiario. The first is Takefusa Kubo, who shines at Real Sociedad and has just been elected MVP of the month of September. Just that. Sold to the Basques in 2022 for a handful of millions of euros (€6 million), the Japanese could be drafted by the Merengues, who retain part of his rights. And what is the elder from La Masia doing in this story? It’s simple, the one who scored 5 goals and delivered an assist in 8 La Liga matches would replace Rodrygo Goes, who is not completely unanimous.
The Brazilian would be sacrificed to finance the arrival of Kylian Mbappé. The arrival of Kubo would thus cost less than what the sale of Rodrygo would bring in, and the difference would thus be used to pay (in part) the Frenchman’s contract and this famous signing bonus which could, according to certain sources, reach a 9-figure sum… The Spanish media in any case seem convinced that Real Madrid would be more than profitable with such an operation!
