It was a mixed season in terms of results for Barcelona this season. They were thrashed in the Uefa Champions League at the hands of teams like Paris Saint-German and Juventus but revived their season to some extent with a last-gasp winner against arch rivals Real Madrid in the last El Clasico. The Catalan giants are looking for reinforcements in the next season, hoping to evade the occasional glitches that have been a part of the team throughout the current season.
With speculations catching wind of losing their mercurial forward Neymar, who is destined for Old Trafford in the next season, the Catalan giants are in search of a world-class player who can fill in the shoes left behind by the Brazilian. On the top of their priority list is the French youngster Kylian Mbappe, who is currently running riot in the French League as well as European competitions.
The French youngster is one to be linked with a move to a number of big names including Barcelona’s arch rivals Real Madrid. With 21 goals in 36 appearances for AS Monaco, Kylian Mbappe is rated as one of the best players in the current season.
Mbappe has the ability to score from both distance as well as close range with his exceptional shooting ability and also has a very good header to go with it. He has also been assisting his teammates with regular passes, setting up goal scoring opportunities throughout the current season.
Reportedly, AS Monaco has put a price tag of £110 million on their prized possession, which, if pursued by Barcelona, will break the world record for the current transfer fee for any player.
Top football agent Pascal Boisseu has said the French youngster is currently gettable by only the top four clubs in the world, namely Manchester United, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona. However, it is to be seen how much interest the rumoured £110 million price tag will generate for the Catalan giants to pursue the deal for Mbappe.
Current Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho, along with Real Madrid President Fiorentino Perez are some of the names that are included in the list of admirers of the French youngster. Both are reportedly trying to make the influential forward a part of their team in the next season. However, with any deal far from being finalised, it seems that the future of the sensational goal scorer from Ligue 1 can only be decided once the current season is over.
