With Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi reaching the end of their run at the top, Kylian Mbappe is slowly ascending the throne. With a stellar showing in last year’s FIFA World Cup, Mbappe is perhaps the best soccer player in the world. He almost led France to win the cup twice in a row after their 2018 win. However, his PSG teammate Lionel Messi’s Argentina beat France in the tie-breaker.
Recently, he also failed to hand PSG the win against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the ongoing Champions League’s round 16. Mbappe’s team, Paris Saint-Germain, lost to the German champions 0-1. French superstar Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the match in the second half. Mbappe was on the bench for the first half.
He was coming off an injury. So the PSG manager Christophe Galtier decided to be cautious with the French international. However, seeing that the superstar duo of Lionel Messi and Neymar could not break down Bayern’s defense, he had no choice but to bring on Mbappe. Although he netted two goals, both were ruled out due to offsides.
After the match, Mbappe took to Instagram to post a message to the fans. However, it caught the fans off-guard. His caption read, “Tout reste à faire.” Although it would normally translate to “everything has to be done,” the Instagram auto-translator weirdly translated it to, “everything has to be done… Manchester United’s team is now on.”
Needless to say, it sent Manchester United fans into a frenzy. United’s star player Marcus Rashford also reacted to Mbappe’s post, which made the fans specular even more.
Here are some reactions to Mbappe’s post
Kylian Mbappe To @ManUtd YES/NO? pic.twitter.com/fEw85K1ZLb
— Blessed (@BlessedUtd) February 15, 2023
Mbappe is seriously playing for that Manchester United move
— لُؤَيّ (@LouieAlissa) February 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/Utd_Keny/status/1625815334358753282?s=19
Mbappe to Manchester United?😳
— marvinbonnie ×͜× (@jollofmujetli) February 15, 2023
Another Treble loading… 😋😋 pic.twitter.com/5K8IvfGuIh
https://twitter.com/bod_republc/status/1625794502752436227?s=19
Why has Mbappe posted about Manchester United’s team on Instagram twice in the last year? pic.twitter.com/LFRfCFlLc6
— Chris 🇾🇪 (@ChrisRobinsonMU) February 15, 2023
Qatar buying Manchester United and bringing Mbappe in exchange for McTominay
— AB⚕ (@AbsoluteBruno) February 14, 2023
pic.twitter.com/S19yfkfhZN
Qatar is reportedly interested in buying Manchester United
There is a reason behind Manchester United fans being optimistic about Kylian Mbappe potentially joining their club. Late last year, United owners, the Glazer family, put the club up for sale. The Glazers also own the NFL franchise Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But the United fans were not happy with the way the American businessmen ran the club.
So a sale seemed the most logical step for all sides. While there were many parties interested in buying the club, it looks like there are only a handful of candidates left. While Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Elon Musk are more than interested in acquiring the English giants, Qatar seems like the favorite to get the deal done. Interestingly, Qatar Sports Investment also owns PSG.
However, the party that is interested in buying the soccer club, is separate from Qatar Sports Investment. Hence, it may open up a possible route for Kylian Mbappe to join Manchester United. A recent report from Le Parisian suggested that not many Qataris tune in to watch League 1 (PSG’s domestic league). Instead, the interest seems to be firmer in the English Premier League.
So acquiring Manchester United and signing Kylian Mbappe, would be a huge financial asset for the potential new owners. But the Qatari party is seemingly uninterested in matching the asking price for the club. They value the club to be around $5 billion. So it remains to be seen what happens in the future.
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