Real Madrid fans rightfully enraged at the conclusion of the Kylian Mbappe transfer saga

We have finally reached the climax of this long, tiresome and toxic transfer saga of Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid. After a patient and hopeful wait for the Frenchman’s arrival for five years, the saga’s conclusion won’t please most of the Madridistas. Kylian Mbappe has renewed with his club Paris Saint-Germain, and will not move to Real Madrid, the club of his dreams.

After Mbappe’s speech at the UNFP awards last Sunday, it seemed as if the 23-year-old has hinted at a possible move to Real Madrid. Even journalists like Julien Laurens had reported that Mbappe is much closer to moving away from PSG.

But everything has changed in a matter of days, with Mario Cortegana reporting about Mbappe’s camp responding with mixed messages about his future. The fans then got greater clarity with Gianluca Di Marzio’s report of Mbappe renewing with PSG, and with Fabrizio Romano’s here we go, everyone got the unofficial confirmation. Kylian Mbappe is staying at PSG, and we’ve got the official announcement as well.

It has been a long wait filled with twists and turns, and at one point everyone took it for granted that Mbappe’s arrival at Real Madrid is inevitable. But this outcome wasn’t something we expected, given the signs from Mbappe’s entourage and the media, though there was always a possibility of Mbappe staying. We’ve reached the endgame now, and there’s no turning back.

But the fans have the right to vent out their frustration and express their opinion on this disappointing outcome of the Kylian Mbappe transfer saga. Let us have a look at some of the reactions to this update, which is the final update in this transfer saga.

Real Madrid should never try to sign Kylian Mbappe again

As I’ve mentioned above, this has indeed been a long wait. Real Madrid and Florentino Perez never wait for someone, but they waited for Mbappe, and in the end, he ditched Real Madrid. Real Madrid comes calling only once, and when you don’t accept the invitation, you will only live to regret that throughout your life. Here’s a reaction that talks about how Mbappe has played with the fans’ emotion and makes it clear that Real Madrid should never look to sign Mbappe again.

Three strikes and you’re out. That’s it, this rule is applicable everywhere.

‘Image rights’ has been a word that has been used a lot in this transfer saga, and we had to actually go through a point where there were reports that a deal hasn’t been struck due to a dispute regarding image rights. Well, Mbappe did want to be ethical by owning his image rights, but what message does he want to give to the young fans idolizing him by re-signing for a club that stands for everything that is against football, asks a disappointed fan.

We can’t really say if money has played a huge role in Mbappe’s decision, but after looking at tons of reports citing the ridiculous wages PSG are willing to offer Mbappe, one does have the right to point it out.

Real Madrid fans have fondly called Mbappe their ‘loanee at PSG’, with the hope that he will come to the club of his dreams. The love for him grew a lot more after looking at his determination to move to Real Madrid, and the fans even chanted his name in the Bernabeu, something that was debatable at that point. But in the end, the player had broken the fans’ trust. A fan points out the hypocrisy of other fans in cheering a player who never signed for the club while talking about the disrespect directed towards a legend of the club.

And reportedly PSG has promised Mbappe that he will be given a lot of power in their sporting project, and practically he has the power to fire the team’s manager as well, something that has been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano. How dangerous is it for any club to give a player so much power?

And we also have someone who wants to think from the other side before coming to a conclusion, and talks about the influence of external factors on Mbappe’s decision.

And well, someone had to vent out their frustration by taking a dig at Mbappe and undermining his skills.

What next for Real Madrid, after the failure of Mission Mbappe?

Yes, the wait has been a long one, and the ending is a disappointing one. But we have got to accept the truth and move on. We need to sort out our priorities and shift our focus to the UEFA Champions League final against Liverpool, which is just 7 days away.

And first of all, we as fans need to appreciate what we have got. We have got two promising youngsters to lead the attack, and a legend of the game to guide the young gems. Missing out on a player like Mbappe was disappointing, but it isn’t the end of the road.

Since Mbappe isn’t coming, the club needs a plan B for him. My colleague Jordan has written about six players that need to be the club’s alternatives for Mbappe, and even the fans seem to be talking about the need to move on and identify new targets in attack.

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And then there are some fans who believe that Real Madrid won’t sign an attacker this summer, since the Mbappe move has failed. It isn’t an extremely pessimistic take though, with Josep Pedrerol, one of Florentino Perez’s close contacts, citing the same.