According to The Athletic, Real decided to move the Frenchman to the Santiago Bernabeu in mid-January to avoid a repeat of last year’s incident. According to reports, PSG believe Mbappé will extend his contract with the Ligue 1 side as they feel they cannot match the financial package Real Madrid can offer the 25-year-old. According to Marca, Real Madrid will offer Mbappe £23m a year plus £110m in bonuses.
Liverpool have long been linked with Mbappe but are second only to Real Madrid in the race to sign him. But the Reds are not out of the race yet. Speaking to talkSPORT, L’Equipe’s Loic Tanzi said: “Liverpool said they wanted him when he was playing for Monaco. [Liverpool manager Jurgen] Klopp went to meet him and they spoke on the plane. “There is a link between him, Liverpool and Klopp. I think they have a chance.” However, the Daily Mail reported in early December that Liverpool were not interested in signing Mbappe next summer.
Real Madrid made a fresh transfer bid for Kylian Mbappe in January, but the Paris Saint-Germain forward could still do so. That could be the case at Liverpool. The Spanish giants have long admired the 2018 World Cup winner, who rejected offers to extend his contract in the French capital until 2022. Mbappe’s contract expires in 2024, meaning he could negotiate a free transfer with a club stranger in January, before summer.
