Kylian Mbappe’s financial difficulties have been reported as the Liverpool-bound superstar’s future remains the subject of much speculation.The 25-year-old is in the final month of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and could discuss terms with foreign suitors ahead of a summer signing if he wants.
PSG have long hoped to recapture the star’s mojo, but recent reports suggest the forward is close to agreeing a deal with Real Madrid, where he has been for several years. But suggestions that Mbappe had dotted all the i’s and crossed all the t’s in his contract at the Bernabeu would have raised red flags, with subsequent reports claiming the player and the club had hit a “roadblock” over finances.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said there was nothing to announce yet. The legend continues… All of which puts Liverpool in contention (insert Jim Carrey meme here). Manchester United are the third most frequently mentioned club in discussions about Mbappe’s future, thanks to a string of fine displays and light media commentary.
MBAPPE contract requirementsShould Jurgen Klopp leave this summer, a move for the man who scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final would be a statement of intent for FSG, but it may be unlikely. The task of signing a player of Mbappe’s caliber is enormous and the Reds are looking elsewhere as they urgently need a new sporting director and manager before the summer.
Compared to the salaries of Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah
For some context, Liverpool’s highest-paid player of all time is Mohamed Salah, and with Salah extending his contract until 2022, the club has changed its notorious wage structure. Last year, Salah’s agent Rami Abbas told Harvard Business School (HBS) research that his client was worth “between €54m (£46.8m) and €62m ( £53.7 million). However, these figures also include the deals that Salah has made with companies such as Pepsi and Adidas.
