The most important task of this summer is to sign a new contract with Zinedine Zidane, according to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who mentioned in an interview with Spanish radio yesterday the chances of 18-year-old Kylian Mbappe joining the "white" ranks.
Having played a sensational season at Monaco, K. Mbappe is now in the spotlight of major clubs. According to media reports, Real Madrid has the best chances of acquiring him, but the price tag for the French football talent is an impressive 135 million euros.
The head of the "whites" mentioned that they are seriously considering the possibility of signing a contract with the striker, but do not want to make a drastic decision, as they understand very well that the young footballer may not get a starting position in the team.
"Mbappe is a great footballer. This situation reminds me of last summer, when we were considering acquiring Paul Pogba from Juventus, but he did not come because we already had a perfectly balanced team. Summer is long, so we will not rush into rash decisions," F. Perez said.
"Zidane has been close with Mbappe and his family for several years. Few players play for Real Madrid at the age of 18. We need to be patient, but Kylian is in Zidane's mind and our future steps will depend on him.
"It is not enough to say that we can acquire this player and just put him on the bench. We are really thinking a lot about him, but we understand very well that it would be very difficult to find a place for him in the team right now," added the Real Madrid leader.
During the interview, F. Perez also refused to confirm that an agreement had been reached with Manchester United for the sale of Alvaro Morata, emphasized again that he will talk to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Confederations Cup tournament, mentioned Theo Hernandez and Jesus Vallejo as additions to the club, and highlighted the successful coaching work of club legend Guti and the possibility of coaching the main team one day.
