Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid saga is in the news again. One of the board members of the Spanish club revealed new details about a potential move for the French superstar back in the summer transfer window.
Real Madrid board member Jose Manuel Otero appeared on the Remontada Blanca Twitch channel to speak about the saga. Otera answered plenty of questions about Kylian Mbappe.
He denied reports that the La Liga club made a pact with the superstar: “Real Madrid know perfectly well what they can and should do. If Mbappé comes – I hope in 2024 – he will come in a legal way, without anyone being able to accuse us of having made a pact“. He acknowledged that PSG would have reacted against Real Madrid if they had taken any wrong step in the transfer of Mbappe.
🚨🗣 José Manuel Otero (member of the Real Madrid board): “If we had taken a wrong step with Mbappé, PSG would have tried to react against Real Madrid. Real Madrid know perfectly well what they can and should do. If Mbappé comes – I hope in 2024 – he will come in a legal way,… pic.twitter.com/JeGfKDkvzx
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) October 10, 2023
Otero also pointed out the difficulties in signing Mbappe in the summer. He pointed out how Real Madrid were turned off by the huge asking price of PSG. Also, Mbappe had to give up some very high bonuses to sign for the Spanish sign.
Kylian Mbappe’s current deals run out in 2024, which makes it easier for Otero and Madrid to sign him as a free agent. However, it would be interesting to see if Mbappe repeats the 2022 incident when he signs a surprise contract extension to reject Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappe’s mother, who is also his agent, has already made public statements about the move. She would also want her son to make a final decision on this long transfer saga.
José Otero believes Kylian Mbappe will win the UCL at Real Madrid
Rounding back to Otero, he further commented on the saga, revealing his hopes for Kylian Mbappe. He stated, “We hope that Mbappe has the same thoughts as [Jude] Bellingham. I trust that he will come. Mbappe will achieve glory when he comes to Real Madrid“.
José Manuel Otero (Real Madrid board member): “The amount that would have had to be paid to have signed Mbappé a year earlier was crazy. It didn’t make sense to sign Mbappé a year earlier, even though Madrid were broken in [Karim] Benzema’s position.” pic.twitter.com/IAxQfAQKQP
— Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) October 10, 2023
Otero hopes that Mbappe makes the same decision made by Jude Bellingham to choose Real Madrid instead of other suitors like Liverpool. He boldly stated that Mbappe would achieve glory when he joined the Spanish side. He concluded by stating that Kylian Mbappe will win the Champions League someday after joining Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappe had a difficult summer with the PSG board about the contract extension. The French club even tried to sell Mbappe in the summer but couldn’t agree to a deal with the player. After the exit of Neymar Jr. and Lionel Messi, Mbappe was reinstated into the main squad of PSG ahead of the start of the new season.
In the new season, under Luis Enrique, Mbappe has made nine starts in all competitions, scoring eight goals. PSG was recently demolished by Newcastle United in the UCL. If the form in Europe doesn’t improve for the French club, Mbappe is guaranteed to join Real Madrid as a free agent next summer.