Feb 16, 2024, 7:56 am ET
Mbappé notified PSG that he will leave the club at the end of his contract and his future seems to be far from English football.
The best league in the world, the one that moves the most money and the one that attracts the biggest media stars of this sport, has almost impossible to get Kylian Mbappé. In a period of inflation and economic recession and with most of the big teams with their impeccable squads, the Frenchman’s arrival in England is a utopia, except for the biggest of complications.
Although Mikel Arteta has insisted that the Arsenal should be in the conversation to get players of the caliber of Mbappé, the truth is that neither Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Chelsea y Manchester City They have room and/or money to incorporate the most expensive footballer in the world.
The ‘Gunners’, for example, already have plenty of wingers, such as Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard, and he would only fit as a ‘nine’, but Arsenal’s lack of success, both in Europe and in England – they have never won a Champions League and have been without the Premier League for 20 years – complicates his arrival. Same case as Tottenham Hotspur, which lacks the resume of titles that seduces Mbappé.
Kylian Mbappé notified PSG that he will leave the club at the end of his contract, which will be next summer. Xavier Laine/Getty Images
In the case of Chelsea, finances, in addition to the state of the team, are the problem. After more than 1,000 million spent since the summer of 2022, the London club has turned off the tap due to fear of financial fair play. In addition, the club may be subject to sanctions for the dealings of Roman Abramovich in the signings of Samuel Eto’o, Willian and Eden Hazard.
He Manchester CityYou simply don’t need to Mbappéalready having Haaland and a large group of players in attack. Furthermore, the ‘Sky Blues’ have been accused by the Premier League of 115 financial irregularities, so heading to Manchester can come hand in hand with sanctions that would range from the loss of points to relegation.
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In the case of Manchester United, is a powder keg with a decade without winning the Premier League behind it and more than fifteen years without touching the Champions League. The threat of not qualifying for the top European competition next season is a point against him and he has already made an investment in the future with his forward line: Marcus Rashfordrenewed in summer, and the young Alejandro Garnacho y Rasmus Hojlund.
In this scenario, the only big one left is the Liverpool, who is the one who has been most interested in Mbappé’s services in recent seasons.
The ‘Reds’ already undertook a reconstruction this summer, in the center of the field, with the additions of Ryan Gravenberch y Alexis Mac Allister, and they will have to carry out another one in the summer on the bench, after the departure of Jürgen Klopp.
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In a club where only three players earn more than 10 million pounds, Thiago Alcantara (12), Virgil Van Dijk (13) y Mohamed Salah (21), the owners, the FSG group, are not given to extravagant investments such as the signing of Mbappé.
For this operation to have any option, the key would be the march of the banner, of Salah, with a stunning offer from Saudi Arabia, like the one Al-Ittihad made last summer of 150 million pounds. With that amount on the table, and taking into account the Egyptian’s 32nd birthday this June, the Liverpool I could think about trying to sign Mbappé, although it would be a far cry from the additions that Liverpool have made since Klopp was here. Without German, it may be easier to carry it out.
2024-02-17 00:03:57
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