Kroos picture of youth with Mbappe's name sent fans wild but Madrid distance club from the French striker

Football superstar Toni Kroos apparently sent a message to Madridistas about the possible arrival of Frenchman Kylian Mbappe as the German midfielder uploaded a story to his Instagram account while at a soccer camp at his academy in Cologne.

The curious thing about the image is that there is a child wearing a white shirt, presumably Real Madrid, with the number seven and Mbappe's name.

Nasser Al Khelaifi, president of PSG, issued an ultimatum to Mbappe to decide whether to renew his contract or leave the Parisian club this week and in the midst of this problem Kroos has fueled the fire by uploading a story on Instagram.

Florentino Perez expects Mbappe's people and PSG to set a price for the French striker, which is said to be approximately 200 million euros.

The future of the world champion is expected to be defined in the coming days.

The ultimatum given by Paris Saint-Germainto Kylian Mbappe has a deadline: July 31.

Before that date, the Frenchman must renew his contract with the club or he will be officially put up for sale.

That is reported by L'Equipe, who speaks of a three-page letter, dated last Monday, that the Parisians delivered to the player.

"We are talking about a very ambitious signing, which we could only partially approve given the conditions of the soccer market and regulatory constraints," the letter says.

"Conditions totally out of our control, but we still tried to respond to the demands differently than we would have done with any other player, without being fatal for the club."

There is also talk of a "lack of sincerity" regarding the striker's public stance that he wants to stay in Paris next season, but without renewing.

 

With the intention, therefore, to be free and leave for free in 2025 or at least on more favorable terms.

However, L'Equipe says there was a verbal agreement with Mbappe that he would be free to leave in 2024 if he wanted to, otherwise, he would renew.

The problem lies in his departure, which in fact exposes PSG to the risk of losing its star player without managing to monetize him sufficiently, in a totally unforeseen way.

"We do not want the club to be hostage to his decision," reiterated Al-Khelaifi during the presentation of Luis Enrique.

"We want him to stay, but we cannot lose the best player in the world for free.

"That would be unbecoming of him, who is a great guy: to do so would weaken us."

Though Mbappe continues to hover around Real Madrid. With his future in doubt, any gesture or word from the Frenchman ends up being linked to the Madrid club, but the club denies any contact with the striker and even less with PSG.

 

There is no link and no possibility of opening dialogue between the two teams, neither for Mbappe nor for any other player, and they have made that clear over and over again.

What they no longer talk about is that alleged agreement with the Frenchman to arrive at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

For that to happen, next January 1, he must have signed a contract with Real Madrid and for that reason, the Spanish club's leaders are not upset by everything that is happening with Mbappe, and the possible departure of the PSG striker.

They are not concerned by the statements of one, nor the reactions of the other, as it's not their business.

Calm and tranquility presides over the day-to-day of Real Madrid

Once the arrival of Arda Guler was confirmed, the roadmap indicates that now we must let the days pass and solve other possible problems that may arise before thinking about reinforcing the team.

 

The remaining year of the French striker's contract is the perfect argument to go ahead with Real Madrid's tactic, which does not include immediate incorporation.

The leaders of Real Madrid know that at this time the arrival of Mbappe to the locker room could also lead to uncomfortable situations.

The players are the first to look at the cost of an operation of this caliber and everything that the striker is doing and saying, and it does not invite them to think that his arrival would not alter the order in the locker room, which is an asset that has given a lot to Real Madrid in recent years.

The information that the Bernabeu club is handling is that the operation would be worth well above 400 million euros, a circumstance that does not enter into their plans for this summer.