REAL MADRID have become “obsessed” with signing Kylian Mbappe and are desperately hoping the striker does not extend his current contract, say reports in France.
Bernabeu bosses have been furiously chasing the French superstar ahead of summer transfer all season.
Real Madrid are ‘obsessed’ with Mbappe – who has a ‘lukewarm’ relationship with PSG fans, say L’Equipe
And Zinedine Zidane and Co are said to be confident in landing the former Monaco ace for just £100million – in a £50m-a-year deal.
Reports in France now claim the LaLiga leaders have become “obsessed” with the idea of signing Mbappe.
L’Equipe claim Mbappe is “still a priority… an obsession, even” for Real Madrid.
And the report added Los Blancos could land their man thanks to his “lukewarm” relationship with Paris Saint-Germain fans.
Since arriving in a £162m deal in 2018, Mbappe, 21, has scored 87 goals in just 118 games – while adding a further 49 assists.
Despite his sensational form and superstar status, PSG fans have never fully embraced him at the club.
In fact, even though he has been involved in 1.2 goals per game, Mbappe still doesn’t even have his own song amongst supporters.
The assumption is that PSG is merely a stepping stone for Mbappe, who has never been shy in speaking about his Real Madrid fandom as a child.
The 34-cap France international is currently under contract at the Parc des Princes until 2022.
That means Madrid will have to pay handsomely to land their No1 target.
But the LaLiga giants are hoping they can convince Mbappe to hold off signing for anyone this summer and join them in 2021.
That would allow them to sign him for just £100m – despite being worth closer to £250m on current form and with having two-and-a-half years on his deal, at present.
PSG could lose Kylian Mbappe this summer with a ‘big possibility’ he joins Real Madrid in £257m transfer
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
