‘Florentino Perez never loses’ – Why Real Madrid have a ‘70 or 80 per cent' chance of completing Kylian Mbappe transfer from PSG in 2024

The Blancos have been heavily linked with the France international forward for several years, but missed out on his signature when a move to Paris Saint-Germain was made in 2017. They have also failed to put a deal in place across recent windows, despite having offers of €200 million (£174m/$212m) plus on the table.

Mbappe has, however, stopped short of signing another new contract at PSG, meaning that he could become a free agent next summer. La Liga president Tebas expects that situation to play into Real’s hands, telling Movistar+ when asked about welcoming another World Cup winner to Spain: “Convinced, no, but it is a destiny for him, for sure. I think he will be in La Liga next season at 70 or 80 per cent.”

Blancos president Perez is famed for his Galacticos recruitment policy – having signed the likes of Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo in the past – and Tebas added on why Mbappe is likely to end up at Santiago Bernabeu when discussing future transfers and the contentious European Super League plans that Real have played a prominent part in: “Florentino never loses, he doesn’t lose at anything.”

Mbappe has admitted in the past that Real would be a dream club for him and he has already made history at PSG – becoming the club’s all-time leading goalscorer – to suggest that a new challenge will be sought at some stage in the near future.