da supremo： Man City could end up gate-crashing Real Madrid’s move to sign Kylian Mbappe after the teenage superstar lit up the World Cup. The French forward became the first teenager to score twice in a World Cup knockout contest since Pele in 1958 as he inspired his team to a thrilling victory over Argentina. It cemented his status as the best young player in the world and put Europe’s elite clubs on high alert. Real Madrid are in pole position to sign him, making him a long-term successor to Cristiano Ronaldo, but Man City could make things interesting.
da bet7： Mbappe’s situation is currently rather complicated. He burst onto the world scene in the 2016/17 campaign, firing Monaco to an improbable Ligue 1 title victory ahead of megabucks PSG and also dazzling with his brilliance in the Champions League. Real Madrid looked poised to buy him, but in swooped PSG. They could not buy him outright, as they had just broken the world record to sign Neymar for £200 million. Instead, they took him on loan for a year, with the obligation to sign him this summer for £156 million. He slotted in beautifully alongside Neymar and Edinson Cavani and PSG romped to the title, although they lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Yet now the Parisians find themselves in trouble for a potential breach of financial fair play laws. They face a huge fine, a transfer ban and a ban from the Champions League if they are found guilty. Either way, they could be forced to sign Mbappe and immediately sell him on in order to balance the books.
Real Madrid are back in pole position to sign him, apparently undaunted by his snub last summer, and there are even rumours of them offloading Ronaldo to Juventus in order to make room for him to lead them to glorious new heights. Few teams in world football could rival Real for his services. After all, they have won the Champions League for the last three years in a row and the club is steeped in success. Yet Man City would represent a compelling alternative.
Manager Pep Guardiola has great allure and almost everyone that has worked with him say he improved their performance levels. Look at the wonders he has worked with the likes of Leroy Sane, Kyle Walker and Nicolas Otamendi at Man City, and think what he could do with Mbappe. He already choice one oil-rich upstart ahead of Real Madrid, and he could be tempted to do so again next season. Sergio Aguero is now in the twilight of his career and the Citizens need a quality replacement. Gabriel Jesus is a talented forward, but Mbappe is a lot quicker and more dynamic and a more obvious long-term replacement for Aguero.
Read a review of Bet365 and find the odds at the world’s biggest online betting site and you will see that Man City are actually the favourites to win the Champions League next season, ahead of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and then Real Madrid. It is all change at Real, a new manager has just replaced the legendary Zinedine Zidane and many of their superstars are nearing retirement. Man City could be viewed as a younger, more exciting and more ambitious project. They crashed out of the Champions League against Liverpool last season, but with the power, thrust and flair of Mbappe alongside the craft and guile of Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva they could well go on to conquer Europe. Mbappe has an interesting decision to make, and it will be fascinating to see if he decides to choose the Premier League.