The Athletic and Fabrizio Romano affirmed that “it is certain” that Kylian Mbappe will leave PSG after this season ends, coinciding with the expiration of his contract with the French team. Thus, the home team of Parc des Princes will lose the 24-year-old super striker even though before that, there was a time when Real Madrid was willing to put on the negotiating table an amount of 180 million Euros.

The most important thing right now is Mbappe’s next destination after leaving Paris. The star leader of the French national team has not yet announced where he will choose to stop, so Real Madrid is currently just one of the hypotheses even though before that, the Bernabeu stadium was considered Mbappe ‘s new home .

Over the past few months in Spain, the media has still favored Mbappe a lot, constantly posting news about this star even though he has not yet decided to leave PSG. No matter how much Jude Bellingham shines, information about Mbappe is still prioritized and images still appear densely. It all shows how great the desire is to see Mbappe debut for Los Blancos.

Mbappe has already left PSG but whether he will go to Real Madrid or not is uncertain. Photo: Marca

In an article published on Marca in 2020, this newspaper published the headline on the front page: “Mbappe wants to play for Real Madrid” in very large font. They included smaller text on the side that read: “perhaps in 2024”. Right from that moment, the pro-Real Madrid newspaper predicted the moment when the club and Mbappe would hit it off. After nearly 4 years, experiencing many ups and downs, that was half true, even mostly true, when Mbappe chose to leave PSG.

The fact that Marca and many major Spanish media sites set Mbappe’s destination as Real Madrid has pushed this striker into a position where he has no other choice. It is impossible to imagine the scenario of Mbappe choosing another team other than Los Blancos when there have been thousands of rumors, articles, videos on television,… talking about this scenario. If the super striker of Les Bleus did not choose the Bernabeu as his destination, he would probably be criticized by these same media channels.

What is considered the biggest media explosion will happen when Mbappe chooses…Barcelona. Currently, the Camp Nou home team is in a very chaotic rebuilding period because Xavi will leave the coaching position at the end of the season. Besides, Robert Lewandowski is no longer able to maintain his form due to his age, so the Blaugrana are very thirsty for a super striker like Mbappe.

In the past, between Real and Barca there have been many explosive transfer deals like Luis Figo. Therefore, although there is a very small possibility, it is impossible to completely deny the hypothesis that Mbappe will choose the Catalan team.

Mbappe will face a huge media storm if he refuses Real Madrid. Photo: AFP