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As per the recent reports emanating from the transfer market, Kylian Mbappe seems to be on his way to Real Madrid this summer. His current club, Paris Saint-Germain is being investigated by UEFA under financial fair play rules and if found guilty, PSG will be compelled to offload the 19-year old World Cup winning Frenchman.
The Ligue 1 champions' finances came under immense scrutiny last season when they brought on Neymar and Mbappe for a world-record transfer fee of €222 million and €180 million(loan deal).
Los Blancos, on the other hand, have made no waves in the transfer market thus far(with the exception of Ronaldo's sale) and are looking for possible replacements and if Mbappe's loan deal fails to materialize, they will be looking to pounce on that. But, for all his worth and talent, is Kylian Mbappe really worth all the hype and money?
So, without any further ado, here are the 3 reasons why Real Madrid should not opt for Kylian Mbappe.
#3 Transfer fee
A few seasons ago, no one in their right mind would have imagined the transfer fee for a teenager in the vicinity of €200 million. Such has been the upsurge in the transfer market that even those players, who have enjoyed only a single breakthrough season, are commanding record transfer fees.
Although Kylian Mbappe has been in scintillating form for both club and country, it is still unjustifiable to shell out a transfer fee in the excess of €200 million for a 19-year old. And even if Los Blancos choose to bring Mbappe to the Santiago Bernabeu, what guarantees that he will succeed at the club no matter what the situation will be in the near future?
Santiago Bernabeu can be considered as a pressure cooker and the Madrid fans are impatient enough when it comes to their players' performances. Since Mbappe is not accustomed to handling such situations, the board members will be kicking themselves if he endures a couple of average seasons.
It is a suicidal piece of business for both the parties and instead of going all out for Mbappe, Real Madrid should invest wisely and reinforce other areas of the pitch.
#2 A top-heavy squad
In spite of the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid are still a top-heavy squad and the attacking riches currently available at the Bernabeu are hard to emulate even for the top dogs across Europe.
Since Mbappe primarily plays as a wide forward, he will face stiff competition from the likes of Marco Asensio, Lucas Vazquez, Gareth Bale and the recent acquisition, Vinicius Junior. All these players are exceptional talents and it will be hard to accommodate Mbappe in the playing eleven.
More importantly, the Real Madrid full-backs Marcelo and Dani Carvajal are well known to provide terrific attacking thrust down the flanks. So, even if Real Madrid are devoid of Cristiano Ronaldo's services, the squad is more than capable to fill the void left by the Portuguese ace and thus, it is not an absolute necessity to sigh Mbappe.
#1 He is yet to prove his worth.
The primary reason why Los Blancos are in a pursuit of acquiring the teenage sensation is the departure of Ronaldo to Turin. Moreover, it's been a while since Los Blancos last signed a marquee player and the Madrid based club is looking to make a statement of intent that they are not to be underestimated even if Ronaldo is not there anymore.
But the point is, Mbappe is yet to produce the numbers that Ronaldo has been generating since he joined Real in 2009. Since then, Ronaldo has been the attacking fulcrum of Los Blancos until the 2017-18 season and he was consistently able to deliver 40+ goals per season.
On the other hand, Mbappe's most successful season was with AS Monaco, where he led from the front in Monaco's Ligue 1 triumph and was also able to guide his side to UEFA Champions League semi-finals. But even in that season, he scored a total of 26 goals, which is nowhere near the goal-scoring returns that Ronaldo and Messi are generating over the last decade.
Although these numbers are pretty impressive considering his age, there is a big question mark over his ability to consistently deliver the goods for a considerable period of time and the Madrid based club should think twice before spending such a hefty sum of money for an unproven talent.
