Will Kylian Mbappé be traveling to Reims with PSG? Nothing is less sure. While Real Madrid made a first offer to secure the services of the French striker, Mauricio Pochettino could deprive himself of his player for the trip, Sunday, in Champagne at the end of the 4th day of Ligue 1.
This meeting in Reims should mark the beginning of Lionel Messi’s adventure with Paris. Landed at the beginning of August in the capital, and after having completed his physical preparation, the six-fold Golden Ball is expected to play his first minutes under his new colors. And his association with Neymar and Kylian Mbappé made all Parisian supporters salivate in advance, as well as football fans. But the Argentine genius could never evolve alongside the tricolor world champion.
Eager to enlist the former Monegasque, who has only one year of contract in Paris and who still refuses to extend, Real Madrid has offered 160 million euros to PSG. An offer deemed insufficient by Parisian leaders. But this refusal did not put an end to the soap opera and the Spanish club could return to the charge in the coming hours with a more substantial offer and in line with the requirements of the vice-champion of France, or around 200 million d ‘euros.
Until a solution is found, Pochettino would consider doing without Kylian Mbappé for this last meeting in August in his interest and that of his group. He would not wish that all the agitation around the international tricolor does not come to disturb him, as well as his team, which knows a start without a hitch in the league with three victories in as many meetings. Kylian Mbappé would then join the France team and Clairefontaine, where his future should be played out if it is not yet settled.
And in case of departure by August 31, date of the end of the transfer window, Kylian Mbappé could then have played his last match in the PSG jersey in Brest (2-4), where he scored the second goal of his team. And perhaps the last of his Parisian career …