Kylian Mbappe’s Arsenal future ‘SHIRT NUMBER’ revealed as agency and PSG owner approves January move, medical date set as Arsenal prepares to make their first signing
Today, January 1, Arsenal might call it a day on its eight-year scouting tour when it signs Kylian Mbappé, the top player for Paris Saint-Germain. The Frenchman has been connected to leaving his club due to the ongoing contract issue.
Recent years have seen the striker establish himself as one of the best in the world, sparking rumours of a move to the Premier League or La Liga. But when fresh contracts were often negotiated with the French champions, this never materialised.
The 25-year-old rejected a one-year contract extension last summer, meaning he only had 12 months left on his deal, thus this hasn’t happened yet. The Park des Princes chose to act rashly in an attempt to find a middle ground.
As the club kept Mbappe out of the first team and preseason training, they were forced to negotiate a departure rather than sign a new contract. He was eventually called back after the Ligue 1 season got underway, and he hasn’t given any indication that he wants to go.
But his contract is about to expire, with only six months left till winter. A prospective departure seems more realistic for the teams that are still circling a possibly lucrative offer, but there are other options available.
One of the teams that has been contacted recently is Arsenal, and because of pre-contract registration, a deal may be completed as early as January 1. Mbappe may come to an arrangement with a team outside of Ligue 1 and sign with them in the summer because he has a few months left on his contract.
Even if it takes a few months to ratify, he might be confirmed as soon as possible and provide the Gunners the much-needed firepower they need to launch an attack.
Even if they had to wait a few months, he might be verified as soon as possible and provide the Gunners with much-needed firepower for their offensive. An eight-year mission might come to an end with such a transaction, as the club missed out on Mbappe in 2018.
According to the Express, former scout Gilles Grimandi said the following to Ladbrokes: “We tried to convince Mbappe before, in 2016.” After seeing his parents in London when they arrived for training, Arsene, Richard Law, and I went to the south of France to meet Kylian.
We made an effort to persuade him, but I don’t think it was the right moment for us. This meeting happened the day after we had just suffered a league home loss to Swansea, which had come after a loss at Old Trafford. In addition, we had a significant away game against Tottenham three days later, so the timing wasn’t ideal.
