Chelsea Eyeing Mbappe After PSG Contract Bombshell
Chelsea are reportedly eyeing a transfer swoop for Kylian Mbappe after the forward informed PSG that he won’t activate his contract extension option.
The French forward sent the Ligue 1 champions a letter informing them about his decision that he won’t extend his deal to 2025, which has left the Parisians desperate to offload him in the summer to avoid letting him leave as a free agent in 2024.
According to The Times, PSG are still keen to strike a deal that would allow him to be at Parc des Princes for another season, which has alerted Chelsea.
The Blues had shown interest in Mbappe before he signed a new contract at PSG in May last year, and they are now back on red alert for the forward.
Manchester United are also thought to be alongside long-term suitors Real Madrid, who are still believed to be the frontrunners to sign the 2018 World Cup winner.
Los Blancos desperately need a striker after bidding goodbye to veteran forward Karim Benzema a week ago, and the chance to land their prime transfer target as early as this summer may be too good an opportunity to turn down.
However, Madrid president Florentino Perez recently suggested that Mbappe would play at the Santiago Bernabeu “next year” instead of in the 2023-24 season.
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