Kylian Mbappé’s future to dominate European transfer window, as Phillips looks to end miserable time at Manchester City
- Real Madrid are again the main suitor for the 25-year-old whose contract at PSG expires in June
- Arsenal need to add to their threat upfront, while Kalvin Phillips is likely to leave champions with Newcastle a possible destination
Kylian Mbappé’s future and his protracted courtship by Real Madrid is expected to be the key theme of the transfer window that opened in Europe on Monday.
Arsenal’s search for a proven goalscorer to spearhead their challenge for a first Premier League title since 2004 could also loom large.
Manchester City, meanwhile, are widely expected to let Kalvin Phillips leave the club, ending a disappointing stay for the former Leeds United midfielder who has failed to make his mark at the world champions.
Much attention though will again focus on Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain’s lethal finisher and the man who a year ago scored a hat-trick for France in the World Cup final only to finish on the losing side.
Real Madrid are again the main suitor for the 25-year-old whose contract at PSG expires in June; will the 14-time European champions finally get a commitment from the player they have been pursuing for years?
It is far from certain though as Mbappe triggers an extraordinary reaction in France, illustrated when President Emmanuel Macron intervened to persuade him to stay at PSG in June 2022 when a move to Real seemed almost cut and dried.
