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The Mbappe plan is still on track
It's unstoppable, the countdown is on and, while the glass could be half-full or half-empty depending upon who you ask, the plan is still on track.
Kylian Mbappe still hasn't renewed his contract despite
Paris Saint-Germain's attempts to throw money at him, making a move to
Real Madrid a real possibility.
In Qatar, they already know that the world champion wanted to wear the white of
Real Madrid this season.
Mbappe's possible arrival has gone from a footballing matter to a matter of state, although it could seem the opposite.
In the modern era of
Real Madrid, since 2000 to today, no other operation has been so carefully looked after, planned, thought out and executed in detail like this one.
For example,
Zinedine Zidane arrived at
Real Madrid a year after famously signing a napkin, but those months involved movements, negotiations and situations which are totally different to those of the French striker at
PSG.
Juventus negotiated for
Zidane, just as
Inter did for
Ronaldo and
Manchester United did for
David Beckham.
Ever since
Florentino Perez's famous "don't worry" to
Josep Pedrerol in April, the club have been on alert to make sure that no one could do anything to jeopardise the most complicated signing of his presidency.
Only two men in negotiations
Real Madrid haven't wanted anyone or anything to interfere with the operation, which consists of only two spokespeople, the president of
Real Madrid and the Emir of Qatar.
Tamim Bin Hamad Al Zani is the man who would give the green light to the move, which would allow
Perez to act, but there are no intermediaries or external pressures as used in other deals.
In the past few months, nobody at
Real Madrid or in their name has tried to get closer to
PSG, despite the efforts of many agents, who have all been turned away.
They all know that everything depends on one phone call, with no need for a circus around the Parisian club, as
Real Madrid aim to avoid angering their counterparts.
Since March, everyone at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu has known that there is only one signing in mind for the club and
Mbappe is the only target.
No one could put his wish to become the leader of the new project at risk, so the board have acted swiftly to deny any rumours or to distance themselves from
Mino Raiola's actions with
Erling Haaland.
They wanted
Mbappe to see that
Real Madrid would be his home and that he is the chosen one.
That's what has led to the Frenchman rejecting all other offers that have come his way, patiently waiting for the chance to communicate his desire to join
Real Madrid this season to those in charge at
PSG.
He has now done that and, like everyone, he is waiting for the reaction of the Emir of Qatar to see if negotiations will begin.
The countdown has begun and all movements are going according to the plan laid out by the Spanish club.
They've done their part and respected
PSG as much as possible, while the forward has rejected a contract extension while knowing that his existing deal ends in 10 months.
Not even the arrival of
Lionel Messi has been able to change his mind.
Mbappe's departure is close