Liverpool are real contenders to sign PSG striker Kylian Mbappe next summer. However, to make that come true, they will have to accept parting ways with Mohamed Salah.Liverpool will have the opportunity to win Mbappe with one condition
Kylian Mbappe’s contract with PSG will expire in June 2024 and will be free to negotiate with other clubs from January 1, 2024. This looks like it will be Mbappe’s last season at PSG after negotiations with the club failed in the summer. In recent years, Real Madrid has always been the leading team in the race to win Mbappe’s signature, but Liverpool is also a possible option, after negotiations between the player and Jurgen Klopp in 2017.
In an interview with talkSPORT, L’Equipe journalist Loic Tanzi affirmed that Liverpool has a great chance to recruit Mbappe – but only if Madrid withdraws from the race: “Liverpool has wanted Mbappe since he was still playing for Monaco. Coach Klopp came to meet Mbappe and they negotiated on the plane. The relationship between Mbappe, Liverpool and Klopp still exists. I think they have a chance. If Real decides to give up and doesn’t want him anymore, I think Liverpool has a chance.”
Mbappe’s decision revolves around winning the Champions League, thereby gaining a great advantage in the race to win the Golden Ball. Tanzi also shared more about this issue: “Mbappe loves Paris Saint-Germain. Winning the Champions League in Paris is more important than winning the Champions League in Madrid.
Winning a Champions League trophy here is more important than winning 2-3 championships at Real or Liverpool. So I think they can convince him to stay – because the new project is being built around Mbappe. That’s what Mbappe wants. Mbappe wants to have the feeling that PSG can win the Champions League, if that doesn’t happen, he will leave immediately.”
Mbappe is currently the brightest star in the PSG squad
Ahead of PSG is a decisive moment and will certainly affect Mbappe’s thinking. With a 1-1 draw against Newcastle , PSG is still ranked second in Group F, but still faces the risk of being called away by “death”. The worst thing will happen in the final series of matches – taking place on December 14, in case coach Enrique and his team have to admit defeat on Dortmund’s field, and at the same time, the match between host Newcastle and Milan will have a winner. win. No PSG fan wants that to happen, but they should also prepare mentally for the day they say goodbye to Mbappe.
Will Salah be a ‘good alms’?
According to Team Talk, Liverpool wants to have enough money to recruit Mbappe, so they will be forced to sell the club’s number 1 star, Mohamed Salah. Last summer, Liverpool rejected a huge £150 million offer from Al Ittihad to buy Salah. With teams in Saudi Arabia still “craving” Salah and willing to spend heavily on the Egyptian star, the opportunity for Liverpool to collect a large amount of money from their partners is almost certain, especially when Salah is still is shining at Anfield in the 2023/24 season.
Compared to the determination and certainty of keeping Salah at all costs, Liverpool’s board of directors will now have to reconsider because it is clear that the £150 million earned from selling a player is huge and very valuable. at this point. Even if Liverpool are cunning, they will add extra clauses to raise that number close to or near the 200 million pound threshold.
Will Salah pave the way for Liverpool to recruit Mbappe?
If that happens, Liverpool will have plenty of cash to continue their rebuild in the future. Ideally, Jurgen Klopp could bring in a number of players in different positions to complete the squad. However, in another way, Liverpool will use it to bring in another star, another symbol of victory, that is Kylian Mbappe.
At Real right now, Jude Bellingham is number 1 and with what the Brazilian striker pair Vinicius and Rodrygo Goes have been showing, does Perez need to have the sometimes sulky Mbappe in the squad? to increase the “noisy” in the dressing room?
Former French international Marcel Desailly believes that Liverpool is the best team for his compatriot Mbappe: “Liverpool is not at the end of an era, unlike Chelsea. The choice that Mbappe has to make is not just to satisfy in 1 or 2 years but in 4 or 5 years.
Remember, Liverpool still maintains a great foundation at Anfield even when they parted ways with many stars in recent times. It’s true that they also had a period of decline after many years of good performance, when they sold Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich. But then, Liverpool had the right additions and so far this season, they are playing very impressively and emotionally. I believe that Liverpool will be suitable for Mbappe.”