Some Liverpool fans are getting excited by the ‘dream’ transfer scenario once again – as recent rumours suggest Real Madrid have shifted their attention from Kylian Mbappe to Erling Haaland.
The Frenchman, the Reds and Los Blancos have been intertwined as part of a transfer story dating back to his former years at AS Monaco – finances being the only problem in all of it for a player who at 18-years-old commanded a £165.7m fee and now reportedly earns close to £900,000-per-week. 2023’s summer window witnessed a storm kick up surrounding the player’s future in the French capital. Mbappe apparently refused to re-negotiate terms beyond summer next year – chiefs at his club believing a pre-contract agreement had been struck in secret with Real.
Ultimately that situation was resolved as PSG realised they rather needed their star man. He’s resumed play as normal, scoring 12 goals and grabbing one assist in 14 appearances this campaign whilst remaining on course to depart the French capital for free in summer 2024.
With Real Madrid’s pull and financial might – which have seen them beat Liverpool to the signings of Jude Bellingham and Aurelien Tchouameni in recent years – many would expect his destination to be the Spanish capital. Yet apparently this won’t be the case, if the latest speculation is to believed. Days after Real were forced to publish a club statement denying negotiations behind PSG’s back, it has been suggested by Spanish media they are out of the race for good.
As a result, a gap could open – and there have been tentative claims that Liverpool could be the ones to capitalise in the absence of their 2022 Champions League final opponents. Just last week L’Equipe reported on a long-term desire to bring the 24-year-old to Merseyside – one that has apparently seen contact never cease between the Reds and the player’s representatives – and now Football Insider have also weighed in on a similar theme.
