3 alternatives Real Madrid can sign instead of Kylian Mbappe in August
By Sudhir Salvi
Paris Saint-Germain are hellbent on holding onto Kylian Mbappe for at least one more year, which means Real Madrid may not be able to sign him this summer.
Although the Whites are keen on signing the player by matching PSG’s asking price of 150 million euros, the Ligue 1 oligarchs are unwilling to discuss a deal amid widespread optimism of holding onto the World Cup-winning superstar. This continues to happen despite Mbappe making it clear to the club and Mauricio Pochettino that he will not renew his stay at the Parc des Princes.
Florentino Perez knows it as well as, or perhaps better than anyone that the squad needs a huge rebuild and that has to start with the offensive department- which has lacked quality and a consistent source of goals barring Karim Benzema, since a period of three years now. To put things into perspective, Casemiro, a defensive midfielder, was the second top-scorer for the club last year after Benzema.
In addition to that, a trophyless season marred by controversy regarding the departures of Sergio Ramos and Zinedine Zidane- as well as a length and still ongoing European Super League fiasco, the Real Madrid chief knows that his only way out of a bottomless pit of criticism is to satisfy the fanbase by making a massive signing- alternatives to Mbappe must be explored right now.
Which are three such players the club could sign in the ongoing summer transfer window?