It’s a soap opera that comes back every year. This summer, when we weren’t particularly expecting that, the future of Kylian Mbappé was put back on the table. For good reason, the Bondynois had refused to activate his extension year (until 2025) and this did not please the Parisian management at all who had decided to exclude him from the group. Obviously, Real Madrid quickly became the obvious base for the French international (73 caps, 43 goals), especially after the departure of Karim Benzema.
But Kylian Mbappé has not changed his mind, he wanted to continue one more season with Paris and join Real Madrid next summer, whether free or not. Except that this strategy seems quite delicate now since the Madrid club is rebuilding with another young talent: Jude Bellingham. The England international has been walking on water since the start of the season (10 matches, 10 goals, 3 assists) and has been carrying the team since he is the top scorer. Enough to forget Kylian Mbappé for the moment, especially with Vincius Jr adored by supporters.
A regret for Mbappé
This situation is obviously on the Frenchman’s mind. According to information from Marca, Kylian Mbappé regrets not having joined Real Madrid when he had the chance. And on the Merengues side, this situation is ideal. The club has chosen not to link its sporting future to a single player and believes it has made the right choice this summer by not forcing itself to recruit KM7. On the contrary. Internally, we believe that Kylian Mbappé would not have been able to allow Real Madrid to flourish as Bellingham does.
The Spanish daily explains that the leaders of Real Madrid now have a plan in mind. Bellingham and Vinicius are the references of the team that the club wants to build, especially because they perform well and are adopted by the locker room. For the future, Real Madrid does not want to depend on a single player and does not want to bet everything on the recruitment of Mbappé or Haaland next summer. But knowing Florentino Pérez, it is obvious that the club will not say no to Mbappé in the summer of 2024, far from it…
