Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker, Kylian Mbappe, is currently the player most in demand by elite European clubs. Mbappe’s move from PSG also feels even more real because the player’s contract period will end on June 30, 2022.
If PSG don’t want to lose Mbappe for free, then they will have to let him go in the summer transfer market this year. A number of big names have also been linked with the 22-year-old striker, from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, to Manchester City.
From these names, you could say that only Madrid and Man City have the financial strength to bring Mbappe in the summer transfer market of 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many clubs to experience financial difficulties.
However, according to former PSG employee Carlos Bianchi, Mbappe would not be suitable for Man City. This is because The Citizens play with very dominant ball possession and passes.
Meanwhile, Mbappe needed space to run before firing a shot at the opponent’s goal. If Mbappe played for Man City, then he would not have had enough room to run because The Citizens often made passes to the opponent’s penalty box.
“For me, he (Mbappe) needs to be in a team that does not dominate (the game). I think Man City is not the place,” said Bianchi, quoted from Marca, Saturday (27/2/2021).
“They had too much of the ball. In the end, in the last 30 meters, there was not enough room (for Mbappe) to run, “continued the former Atletico Madrid coach.
Mbappe himself is often said to have a rivalry with Borussia Dortmund’s young striker, Erling Haaland. The reason is, both of them are both diligent in scoring goals and have the ambition to beat each other.
For example in the middle of last week in the Champions League, where Mbappe scored a hat trick against Barcelona, then Haaland recorded two goals against Sevilla. However, Bianchi thinks Haaland and Mbappe are typical different players.
“They are strong, but different. Haaland is more of a goalscorer than Kylian, but Kylian will be the best in the world in two or three years. He is more than just a goalscorer,” said Bianchi.
