Good day football community and welcome to another weekend of amazing football matches to be played today I hope everyone participating in the Hive FPL league has updated their teams for the weekend and got Manchester City and Liverpool players because they have two matches to be played in the next three days, and as for my team I have given the captain band to Haaland because this is the perfect time he can go into these games and score probably two goals each and also give an assist, but anyways let see how it goes this weekend.
Today I will be looking at the almost-concluded saga between PSG, Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid. Yesterday Fabrizio Romano dropped a post on his official Twitter handle that Mbappe has officially sent a message to PSG that he will leave the club at the end of the season when his contract with PSG officially expires and he will become a free agent. Now this news is not surprising because it was already certain that Mbappe would leave PSG after he sent that letter to the board during the last transfer summer window.
Fabrizio Romano also confirmed that Mbappe has given a speech with his teammates in the dressing room about his decision to not extend his contract but did not disclose his future club with his teammates and most of us who follow football closely and know about this saga already knows that Mbappe next destination is Real Madrid because it's quite obvious so I don't see the need for him to hide it anymore from the world. Fabrizio also said the situation at Real Madrid is calm because they are fully convinced the Frenchman will join this coming summer but he will have to take a lower salary than what they were willing to offer in 2022.
Like I reported a week ago about the Mbappe saga, PSG already has a backup plan if Mbappe leaves this summer and Fabrizio just confirmed that the club said they are going to sign a talented forward, a top midfielder and also a talented defender in the summer window. For the forward position, I don't have a wide guess for that area but for the midfield area and CB spot is between Gavi and Frankie De Jong and the CB Ronald Araujo.
Now all these three players have one thing in common, which is they all play for Barcelona. Frankie De long contract will be over soon and there is news flying around that he is not ready to sign an extension yet but he is still comfortable at Barcelona so my guess this coming summer is that Barcelona might likely sell De Jong except the Dutchman extend his contract and accepts Barca proposal because I am sure Barca will try to reduce his wage bill. After all, De Jong is currently the highest-paid player in the Barca team.
Gavi is also on PSG rider even Xavi came out and said in the pre-match press conferences for the Barcelona vs Celta Vigo game that Gavi needs to stay at Barcelona because he is the future of the club and has to stay to be one of the captains in the future. Gavi won't leave Barcelona which I am 100 percent sure of because the club already said he is untouchable even if PSG are willing to pay his release clause which I think is up to a billion. I doubt Barca will sell the Spanish midfielder.
Ronald Araujo could be one of the names on the PSG list. The Uruguayan defender has been astonishing and although his performance this season has not been great he has attracted the eyes of Bayern Munich but all proposals sent by the German club have been turned down immediately by Barca as they were not willing to listen to any proposal for the club. I am curious to see the players PSG will bid for in the summer window and if they are top qualities because I could also be wrong about the players I mention but let's see how it does for the French club.
Mbappe will probably announce his destination after the end of the season and I am sure by now top clubs in the EPL will be sending delegates to try and convince the Frenchman to join their club. It is going to be an interesting summer window this year and I am already for every bit of it. So guys that will be all for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.