Real Madrid Nears Mbappé Signing Thanks to Champions League Draw
The club’s leadership sees the favorable draw as a positive step in bringing the Bondy star closer to Chamartín
Real Madrid will face RB Leipzig in the Champions League round of 16, and the team must overcome the German side to stay alive in the competition. While Leipzig is not the toughest opponent, it is far from the easiest. Ancelotti’s players will need to be on high alert to advance to the quarter-finals.
On the other hand, Kylian Mbappé’s PSG will face Real Sociedad. The Basque side, which finished first in its group, will face what was theoretically the second toughest opponent.
At the top echelons of Chamartín, they are celebrating the fact that they won’t face the French team again. This is because they believe that this way, Bondy’s star won’t have an excuse to ask for more time, as he did in 2022 when he was a free agent and faced Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16.
In this way, the situation is conducive for Florentino Pérez to issue the ultimatum that Mbappé has been waiting for so long. The Frenchman will have to make a decision in the first days of January.
Real Madrid sets the pace Unlike what happened two years ago, the king of Europe will be the one setting the pace in this story. Within the club, they believe that it is the first time they have a strong position, and they are the ones holding the dominant power in the negotiation. The good form of Jude Bellingham, the reinforcement of Endrick, and the prospect of Erling Haaland’s arrival are factors playing against Mbappé.
Despite everything, the Parisian is not completely ruled out from the club. However, this is his last chance, and he must decide as soon as possible. If he doesn’t, he will never play at the Santiago Bernabéu wearing the jersey of the fourteen-time Champions League winner.
