Mbappe's replacement for 'Possibility to go to Real' is 'Old colleague KIM'… KRW 190 billion buyout → Competition with PSG and Chelsea?
Victor Osimhen is currently being discussed as a replacement for Kylian Mbappe, who is likely to go to Real Madrid.
"The main target to replace Mbappe will be Osimhen," said Hadrien Grenier, who is familiar with the Paris Saint-Germain news, on Sunday (Korea time). Osimhen's contract includes a 130 million euro buyout clause. Chelsea is also interested in him. Meanwhile, PSG is not interested in Marcus Rashford."
Mbappe is the core of PSG. Ahead of last season, the possibility of leaving the team was raised, and he was linked with Real, but he eventually stayed and renewed his contract. However, rumors of a transfer have been reignited before the start of this season. At that time, as his new contract ended this summer, he decided not to activate the option of a one-year extension.
In this case, Mbappe can move to free agency after the end of the season. PSG, who are in danger of not receiving the transfer fee, are furious. PSG thought it would be better to sell Mbappe as soon as possible if he didn't extend his contract. In the process, he was excluded from the preseason tour last summer to put pressure on Mbappe.
Currently, there is an atmosphere of attention. Mbappe, who talked to the club's board of directors at the end of August, is now back in the first division and continues his outstanding performance. He is already the top scorer in Ligue 1 with 20 goals. He is 10 goals behind second-ranked Wissam Ben Yedder (10 goals). He has also scored three goals in six games on the UCL stage.
However, as the winter transfer window opened, rumors of a transfer began to flow again. "As far as we know, Mbappe agreed with Real a few days ago. Real did not give up. Mbappe will join Real next season," said Santi Auna of France's Putmercato in early January. It was an exclusive report.
France's Le Parisien also reported on the 4th that the transfer was virtually confirmed, claiming that "Mbappe has decided to join Real after the end of this season."
Now, even a substitute for Mbappe is being discussed. It is Osimhen. Osimhen is a key striker for Napoli. He contributed greatly to his team's victory last season, scoring 26 goals in Italian Serie A. Seven goals in 13 league games this season is not bad, but Napoli is performing below expectations.