Mbappé case: tension rises

The tension rises in the Mbappé case. The 23-year-old player is now free to decide if he wants to change scenery next summer or, on the contrary, renew with PSG to become the highest paid in the squad of the Parisian team. As published by AS this Tuesday, the French club put a galactic offer on the striker’s table to convince him: a two or three-year contract, a record of 50 to 53 million euros per year and a loyalty bonus of 100 million net. An offensive that took place days before Mbappé exhibited himself against Saint-Étienne, with a brace and an assist, and fueled PSG’s hopes with his statements.

That Mbappé goes out to mixed zone is not something common in Paris. The player was chosen by PSG to speak to the media after his great game against Saint Etienne and Bondy’s talent He left a message that can be interpreted in various ways regarding his future: “I only have Cavani left to be the top scorer in the history of PSG. We’ll see what happens. Being PSG’s top scorer is something that cannot be ignored. We’ll see what happens”, underlined the PSG crack, who has the Uruguayan record at 44 goals and could only surpass it in case of renewal. A contract extension that is still up in the air, since the attacker has not yet shown any signs of rapprochement with the club and the most likely scenario is that he will leave for free in June bound for Real Madrid.

In Paris, the faith is still intact. Both Leonardo and Al Khelaïfi or Qatar consider that eliminating Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 with Mbappé as a star could bring him closer to renewing. Nothing is further from reality. The former Monaco player assured the Movistar + microphones moments after marking Real Madrid that the future of the tie was not going to have any consequence regarding his final decision, The one that he has been meditating for many years and that, for the moment, has ended with several negative responses from Mbappé to the desperate attempts to renew him by PSG.

The Parisian entity will seek renewal until the end (the last mega-offer is the example), aware that the pressure that is being generated in Paris around his figure could make him change his mind. In the midst of the negotiations, politicians such as Sarkozy, Macron or even the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, have publicly asked him to renew with PSG so that he continues to be an example for young people.. At the French Eliseo they are still aware of the magnitude that Mbappé has in football and in society and losing a public figure of his caliber at zero cost would be bad news for the French Executive.

The latest information regarding Mbappé coming from France predicts a rapprochement in the negotiations between the player’s entourage and the club. But the final decision is subject solely and exclusively to the French international. As much as their environment gives hope to the Parisian team, the situation is the same as in other years. In 2021, Mbappé’s father, Wilfried, confirmed to those closest to him that, finally, his son was going to accept the offer he had on the table from PSG. An acceptance that finally did not take place and that could conclude in August, the date on which the forward asked Al Khelaïfi to sell him to Real Madrid and that ended with the sheikh rejecting all the offers that came from Chamartín.

Mbappé only has between eyebrows and eyebrows to succeed at PSG until June. He wants to win the Champions League, he will be a professional until the last day of the season and then he will decide what his destiny will be. The statements he gave in the mixed zone have once again given hope to Paris, who dream of seeing him dressed in blue for many more years and hope that he surpasses Cavani as the club’s all-time top scorer to become a legend of a team that has barely 50 years of history. And the crack even thanked the many banners of encouragement, now yes, from the Parisian fans: “It’s okay to have the affection of fans. We also play for this kind of thing. Leaving a printing press in people’s memory is an important part of marking history. I liked it a lot and I thank you for it”. Madrid, meanwhile, observes events with a cautious attitude, trusting that the soap opera ends with Mbappé presented at the new Bernabéu.

Mbappé rests before Madrid

Kylian Mbappé will rest next weekend before the transcendental visit to the Santiago Bernabéu that will mark, with total security, the future of the PSG season. The French international will complete the card cycle against the Nice having seen three yellow cards in less than ten games, this is a problem for Pochettino as the striker has emerged as the great savior of the season for the current Ligue 1 leaders.

Since December 7, Kylian Mbappé has scored 14 goals in 13 games in all competitions. His transformation to a total striker has been unstoppable. Two years ago, we were talking about a left winger with some difficulty shining in tight spaces. Since Pochettino’s arrival, Bondy’s man has evolved into an attacker with freedom to move around the pitch and a tendency to make breaks in the final third. Tireless in his efforts, the feeling in every match with Mbappé is that he is a player who faces defenses or lacks to counter him, since no matter how many players they put on him, he always comes out unscathed in duels.