La Liga is rooting for Real Madrid to land Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé. The league needs a successor after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s recent departures.
Mbappé will become a free agent in June when his current contract with the Parisians expires. La Liga president Javier Tebas recently spoke with transfer window specialist Fabrizio Romano. He believes the Frenchman will soon be playing in Spain.
“I said it was around 50 percent some weeks ago; now is even more,” Tebas said. “Every day that passes and Mbappé does not sign the new contract with PSG, the percentage increases.”
🚨⚪️ EXCL — La Liga president Javier Tebas on Kylian Mbappé: “I said it was around 50% some weeks ago, now is even more”.
55/60% chances? “Yes, I think so”. 🇫🇷
“Every day that passes and Mbappé does not sign the new contract with PSG, the percentage increases”. pic.twitter.com/fdpdAQQzFi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 8, 2024
A problem with Tebas’ assertion arises from the fact that the 25-year-old previously chose to decline an offer from Real Madrid in favor of extending his contract with PSG, a decision made in May 2022. Therefore, the lack of an announcement regarding his decision in February does not necessarily imply that he is ready to join Real Madrid.
It’s not to say that Mbappé won’t go to the Spanish giants, but to base an opinion on the fact that because he hasn’t signed an extension with PSG, it automatically means he’s leaving isn’t ideal.
