It’s no secret that Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have worked hard to sign Mbappé. People once thought that Mbappé would choose Real Madrid, which he liked since childhood, but in the end Mbappé chose to renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappé’s contract renewal also gave Real Madrid, who had been full of confidence, a heavy blow. Today I tried to talk about the renewal of Mbappé’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain from multiple dimensions.
The transfer rumors spread wildly. When Mbappé appeared with team president Nasser bin Ghanim Al-Khelaifi, it was thought that the season finale of “Paris Saint-Germain v Metz” would be his last game in Ligue 1. At that time, everyone was thinking that if Mbappé chose Real Madrid, he would start a new journey in the new season. And in this game, his excellent performance is enough to explain why Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid will invest so much energy to have him.
▶ Real Madrid
In recent years, as Florentino Pérez Rodríguez‘s favorite, Mbappé’s name has been on Real Madrid’s “signing list”. It is no exaggeration to say that Real Madrid have done a lot of preparation to sign Mbappé, even selling other players to ensure that they have sufficient funds to sign Mbappé. Sergio Ramos García‘s free move to Paris Saint-Germain and Raphaël Xavier Varane‘s move to Manchester United for nearly £40m seem to be making room for Mbappe’s arrival. It is said that within the Real Madrid club, these funds are called the “Mbappé Fund”. Real Madrid’s determination to sign Mbappé even influenced their attitude towards signing Haaland.
▶ Manchester City
You may be wondering why I mention Manchester City, the reason is this: because of Real Madrid’s obsession with Mbappé, Haaland is not given enough attention. Manchester City immediately seized the opportunity to launch a violent “pursuit” for Haaland. Because they know that if Mbappe finally decides to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, then Real Madrid will advance their plan to sign Haaland. Therefore, they tried their best to meet the various requirements that Haaland wanted and successfully signed Haaland.
▶ The War –Real Madrid vs. PSG
Real Madrid had officially announced the arrival of Mbappé ahead of the Champions League final against Liverpool on May 29. This behavior not only surprised the fans, but also boosted the morale of the team. Everyone knows that if Mbappé moves to Real Madrid, he will become the leader of Real Madrid in the “post-Cristiano Ronaldo era”. But for Paris Saint-Germain, if Mbappé can continue to renew his contract, he will undoubtedly become the leader of Paris Saint-Germain. The competition between the two clubs is fierce, there is no doubt about that.
In fact, Paris Saint-Germain would not have let Mbappe leave in the first place. In August 2021, when Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain, Al-Khelaifi made it clear to Messi that he would fight alongside Mbappe. PSG tried their best to meet Mbappe’s request. However, when Mbappe twice rejected the new contract offered by Paris Saint-Germain, the team felt “panic”. Mbappe’s mother has been at the heart of contract renewal talks. Renewing Mbappe’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain is certainly the right choice.
