Kylian Mbappe is highly unlikely to join Real Madrid in the summer 2021 transfer window, but that’s not because he doesn’t seem interested in Real or because the club has turned its attention elsewhere. It’s really because the move itself is just so financially difficult right now.
However, it’s not impossible for Mbappe to move to Real. As tough as it would be for Florentino Perez to pull off this signing, we don’t know all the twists and turns – including swaps or even sponsorship deals – that could change the landscape of the transfer market for Los Blancos. Again, all this is conjecture and necessitates a careful reminder that nothing is likely, but, well, we’ve seen Perez accomplish what many once considered impossible.
That said, we don’t even know how interested Mbappe is. There are surely other clubs interested in the PSG superstar, but they all seem like footnotes compared to Real Madrid when looking at how infrequently they are actually linked with the player. It has made it seem like it is “Real Madrid or PSG” when it comes to Mbappe’s future after the 2020-2021 season.
So let’s take a look at what, exactly, Los Blancos can offer to Mbappe that would sway him to make a move from the Parc des Princes to the Santiago Bernabeu.