With Real Madrid still “immoving”, Man United is leading the race to sign Kylian Mbappe after PSG officially sold the French player.
According to L’Équipe, PSG tried to extend Mbappe for another year, but the French player was still determined to leave after the 2023/24 season ended. The 2022 World Cup champion has promised PSG that he will not leave for free, but has also not accepted an extension until 2025. This will be a better opportunity for Man United to compete fairly with Real. Madrid in signing Mbappe.
On June 15, Sun Sports (UK) revealed, MU is expected to make a “crazy auction for Kylian Mbappe” with a “world record contract”. That will only happen after the Qatari owners successfully take over the Old Trafford team from the Glazers.
Mbappe stands on the threshold of choosing Man United or Real Madrid after leaving PSG.
Earlier, PSG lost points in the eyes of Qatar owners when it was difficult to convince Mbappe to sign a new contract. The French capital team was very shocked and thought why Mbappe could have just held the 2025 shirt in May and sent a letter refusing to activate the extension with the reason of disagreeing with the PSG transfer period. long after that.
Before the prospect of losing Mbappe next season, PSG officially put the French player on the transfer market. The Parc des Princes team wants to earn at least £ 150 million for the remaining 1 year of the 24-year-old striker’s contract. Currently, only Real Madrid and Man United are interested in the future of the French superstar.
The MU squad will be maximized if there is the appearance of Mbappe.
According to Sun Sports, Qatar has lost faith in the PSG project and wants to invest in the Premier League with MU as the head. Emir of Qatar Sheikh Jassim after taking over MU from the Glazer family and making Kylian Mbappe a top transfer target. Sources close to the news say the Middle Eastern billionaire will pay Mbappe a world record salary of £ 342 million a year if he moves to Old Trafford.
This is four times the salary of Cristiano Ronaldo, who earns £3.3 million a week in Saudi Arabia. Qatar hopes Mbappe will not be able to resist the attraction of MU and the English Premier League. Real Madrid is a competitor with MU in recruiting Mbappe. However, they will have to act quickly if they want to get the French star before Qatar comes in.
