Real Madrid would still follow both Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland for the upcoming transfer windows.
The opening of the transfer window is still quite far away, but that does not prevent AS from providing an update this Thursday on Real Madrid’s objectives for next summer. According to the Spanish daily, the Merengues are still considering trying their luck for Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. None of these avenues are favored, but none are neglected either.
Mbappé’s case is quite simple. The captain of the French team will be at the end of his contract next June with Paris Saint-Germain, which will allow Real to discuss with him from January. AS thinks that PSG will not fight to keep the Bondynois, whose attitude has displeased in recent months, and who already has a colossal salary. “It’s impossible to pay him more”would estimate PSG, according to AS.
Mbappé, too high a salary?
For Real, Mbappé’s salary would also pose a problem. The White House could offer 35 million euros net per year to the French striker, which would completely break the club’s salary scale: those who currently earn the most are Alaba and Kroos, at 10.8 and 10.7 million respectively euros per year. In addition, the recruitment of Mbappé could also cause a concern on a tactical level, since the Parisian number 7 tends to play in the same area as Vinicius Jr, the leader of the Real attack currently. The Brazilian had fun with Karim Benzema, but Mbappé is not the same type of player as his compatriot.
For Haaland, the big difference is that it will be necessary to pay a large sum of money to make him leave Manchester City. The Norwegian would have a release clause set at 250 million euros for next summer, and which will decrease in 2025 and 2026. But this could be the price to pay to recover a center forward who would probably integrate better into the Madrid equation…
