{"id":1311724,"date":"2023-06-02T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1311724"},"modified":"2023-06-02T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T21:15:00","slug":"diego-simeone-real-madrid-kylian-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/diego-simeone-real-madrid-kylian-mbappe\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Simeone: I see Real Madrid signing Kylian Mbappe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Diego Simeone believes Real Madrid will sign Kylian Mbappe at some point &#8212; while he also thinks a potential Lionel Messi return to Barcelona would be hugely beneficial to La Liga.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The French sensation has long been linked with a move to the Bernabeu since bursting onto the scene as a precocious goal-getter at Monaco, and speculation continues to generate traction despite him turning down an offer last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Favouring a new new deal with Paris Saint-Germain instead, Mbappe did reveal that despite his three-year contract extension, he was not closing the door completely on a dream move to Real in the future, insisting: <span>&#8220;You never know what can happen in the future.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are suggestions that Mbappe won&#8217;t tie himself down to a longer deal at the Parc des Princes, meaning in just two years&#8217; time, he will be a free transfer. That could spark president Nasser Al-Khelaifi to entertain offers in an effort to accrue seismic funds.<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [sky-bet-b5-g20] does not exist -->\n<p>It&#8217;s a scenario Atletico Madrid boss Simeone can see happening, as he backs the World Cup winner to pitch up at Valdebebas in the not-too-distant future &#8212; adding that a potential Lionel Messi return to Barcelona would also be massive for La Liga&#8217;s reputation.<\/p>\n<p><span>He told\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/partidazocope\/status\/1664401336438255618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>COPE<\/em><\/a>: &#8220;Do I see Mbappe at Madrid? Yes, Real Madrid always signs the best. Mbappe at Real Madrid and Messi at Barcelona would be fantastic for La Liga.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Simeone also gave his views on Carlo Ancelotti, refusing to let the tribalistic nature of <em>El Derbi Madrileno <\/em>warp his perception of the Madrid manager, whom he regards as an &#8220;<span>extraordinary person&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I would like to meet up with Ancelotti at some point, I think he is an extraordinary person, I love him. Maybe we can get together to talk about some Brazilian player that I might have (laughs).&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Simeone believes Real Madrid will sign Kylian Mbappe at some point &#8212; while he also thinks a potential Lionel Messi return to Barcelona would be hugely beneficial to La Liga. The French sensation has long been linked with a move to the Bernabeu since bursting onto the scene as a precocious goal-getter at Monaco,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":1311725,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Diego Simeone believes Real Madrid will sign Kylian Mbappe at some point. 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