What would a team with both Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland in it be like?
It sounds almost too good to be true to even suggest that the pair could feature in the same side, given their huge wages and massive price tags.
But a deal to snap up both stars might not be as outlandish as one might think.
There are only maybe a handful of clubs in Europe that could realistically afford the pair, with Real Madrid, despite their recent financial issues, being regarded as one of them.
Speculation has arisen in the last week that Mbappe could be set to end Real Madrid’s seven-year wait to sign the Paris Saint-Germain star.
Foot Mercato claimed that Mbappe ‘will join’ Carlo Ancelotti‘s side this summer after reaching an agreement with the Spanish club. It comes 18 months after he had snubbed a move to the Santiago Bernabeu opting to stay at PSG, despite his relationship with the club deteriorating.
Speculation has arisen that Kylian Mbappe could be on the cusp of a move to Real Madrid
Florentino Perez’s side have been in hot pursuit of the French international for seven years
Reports in Spain suggest Real Madrid will turn to Erling Haaland if they fail to sign Kylian Mbappe this summer
Despite that, the 25-year-old entered the last six months of his contract on January 1 and is now free to speak to other clubs regarding a move away from the Parc des Princes and it’s likely he’ll leave the Ligue 1 champions later this season as a free agent.
Despite that speculation, Mail Sport’s Pete Jenson believes that Madrid are still some way off completing a deal to sign Mbappe.
The LaLiga side, are reluctant to want to re-model their wage structure to bring Mbappe to the the Spanish capital, with the Frenchman currently on an eyewatering salary of £650,000-per-week.
But what if they can’t land their main man? Well, Spanish media have stated that they could ‘turn to Haaland instead.’
With Mbappe now having a deadline of January 15 to decide on the move, AS claim that Haaland is interested in joining the Spanish club and could be available for a cheaper rate to Madrid, than clubs in the Premier League would be offered.
His current deal with Man City runs until 2027 and reportedly includes a £172million (€200m) release clause that drops to £86.1m (€100m) for clubs outside of the UK.
But AS claims that Los Blancos could even attempt to sign both Mbappe and…