2023-07-22 15:15:19
Since Friday evening and the decision not to take him to Japan for the club’s summer tour, PSG’s position has been clear: Kylian Mbappé is for sale, now, and the leaders will listen to clubs wishing to try their luck.
Once we have said that, and while the possibility of a transfer this summer remains suspended at the goodwill of the player who seems eager, at all costs, to honor his contract (which runs until June 2024), then a question arises: how much would a sale of Kylian Mbappé amount to this summer? And who could welcome it?
Valued between 160 and 180 million euros
How to value a player like Kylian Mbappé? “It’s almost impossible, asks Maxence Franceschi, doctoral student at CDES and who is working on a thesis on the market valuation of players. These players have no equivalent and there is almost no history. We can just look at who sells it, why, and especially who can buy it. However, he has one year left on his contract and the context means that PSG may have to accept less than he could hope for. »
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The CIES Football Observatory has, for example, produced last June 5 two values for Mbappé: one of 163.2 million euros in the current state of his contract, and a hypothetical of… 261.8 million euros if he had a contract of three years or more. The first figure is close to the estimate made by Transfermarkt (180 million euros) and Football Benchmark (182 million euros).
One thing is certain: PSG is in a weak position. Like last season, the Parisians are in a situation of “it or nothing”, since the player will be free to engage freely where he wants from January 2024. “Between a price where the buyer is very demanding and a price where it is the seller who pushes, there can be tens of millions of difference, “supports Franceschi. According The Athletic, “PSG are not asking to recover all of their money for Mbappé, but would seek to obtain more than 100 million euros. »
Real Madrid in pole position, but not alone
But who would give them such a sum? Real Madrid is a natural candidate. Mbappé’s first courtier for years, the merengue club remains the favorite destination of the player, who has always made it a goal and a dream. The timing would be ideal for Real, who have just lost Karim Benzema and find themselves without a top scorer for the coming season. PSG even believes that an agreement has already been reached for a free arrival next season.
But for the moment, Real has above all an interest in playing the clock and seeing the situation unfold on the side of PSG. Leaving room for other suitors? Although the club assures that several candidates have come forward, few will have the means and the interest to bring Mbappé. The Team et RMC Sports do show Saudi interest, but the option seems unlikely for such a player. In Europe, only England would have the financial strength to attract it. But there again, there is only one who decides. And it’s Kylian Mbappé.
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