If it is up to Rafael Nadal, Kylian Mbappé will sign a contract with Real Madrid in the short term. The Spanish tennis legend is deeply impressed by Mbappé, who was recently crowned top scorer at the World Cup in Qatar with eight goals. Last summer, the French star attacker was still close to a transfer to Real, but Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaïfi then convinced him to stay longer at the Parc des Princes in exchange for a huge salary increase.
To the surprise of many, Mbappé committed his future to PSG last summer by signing a new lucrative two-year contract with the option of a third year. Nadal has never made a secret of being a big supporter of Real. The 36-year-old tennis player believes that a future transfer from Mbappé to Madrid is still realistic. “I don’t have to forgive Mbappé, these things happen in sport,” Nadal told the Spanish sports newspaper ASH. “He wanted to come to Real Madrid, but he was under a lot of pressure and it was complicated for him. I hope to see him in Real’s shirt in the future. “As a fan, I would sign Mbappé tomorrow.”
Guti, who played 15 seasons in Real’s main squad, also recently insisted that the Royal working on the arrival of Mbappé. “The best should play at Real Madrid,” the club icon said La Gazzetta dello Sport. “Seeing him play for PSG makes me angry, not only for Real but also for LaLiga. The Spanish league always has to play the best players in the world. Mbappé is a player made for Real, and if he wants to achieve what Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have done, he has to play for Real Madrid, because he’s not going to succeed at PSG. Real must now get him immediately.”
Mbappé lost the World Cup final to Argentina on Sunday after penalties, but had a very successful World Cup on a personal level. The winger ended the tournament with his eight goals as top scorer. Mbappé still has a contract with PSG until mid-2025, but he is nevertheless often linked to a departure. In October, news came out that he would feel “betrayed” by PSG, by agreements that the club would not have kept.