Real Madrid to make time-limited offer to soon-to-be free agent Kylian Mbappé | OneFootball

According to The Athletic, Real Madrid will return with an offer to sign Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé (25) in January, however, this offer will be time-limited.

Real Madrid are long-standing fans of Mbappé having made considerable attempts to sign the France captain in 2021 and 2022. It had looked as if Mbappé would move to the Bernabeu on a free transfer in 2022, only for the forward to ultimately extend his stay at the Parc des Princes.

However, with Mbappé rejecting the opportunity to trigger the one-year extension included in his deal at PSG, he will be a free agent at the end of the season. As a result, the Frenchman is free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs from 1st January.

Less lucrative offer awaits Mbappé

Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid are now set to make a fresh approach for Mbappé. However, the La Liga side have learnt from their past mistakes. No deadline was set for Mbappé to accept Real Madrid’s offer in the past, but that will not be the case this time around. According to The Athletic, Mbappé must make a decision on whether he will accept the offer to join Real Madrid by mid-January, so as to avoid a repeat of their previous pursuits.

However, it is likely that the offer proposed to Mbappé will be less lucrative than that offered back in 2022. Real Madrid are conscious of turning a profit every year, whilst they are also wary of disrupting the dynamic within the dressing room by bringing a new player in on such a bumper salary.

Mbappé has remained in direct contact with President Florentino Perez, who remains a big fan of the France captain, even despite previous failed attempts to lure the AS Monaco academy product away from the Parc des Princes.

Mbappé to sign PSG renewal?

According to reports in France, there are currently no signs of Mbappé renewing his contract at PSG, and as he told the club’s hierarchy in the summer, he is reticent to do so. His unwillingness to trigger a one-year extension or sign a new contract was the source of a bitter dispute between Mbappé and PSG in the summer, which saw the former omitted from the latter’s pre-season tour.

Mbappé was, ultimately, re-integrated into the first-team set-up, having missed the opening day of the Ligue 1 season, and according to The Athletic, there is “optimism” that Mbappé may sign a renewal at PSG. He is currently Ligue 1’s top scorer with 18 goals.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle