On Monday, it was explained in France that Todd Boehly had called Nasser Al-Khelaifi to discuss the potential transfer of Kylian Mbappé to Chelsea, as L’Equipe have a new article on the matter on Tuesday.
It was a bold move by the American owner, considering the Blues are in no European competition next season, and certainly have a lot of work to do to once again become competitive.
Still, the opportunity of signing a player like the Frenchman is clearly too good for the Chelsea leaders to pass up on, and thus, a first move was made.
What was stated in said phone call isn’t relayed on Tuesday by the newspaper, but they do have a line about the Blues and their desire to buy the World Cup winner.
As Paris Saint-Germain await an offer from Real Madrid, who clearly hope to wait and try and get a cheaper deal later on in the window, the French club are attempting to get the ball rolling and have started the process of trying to accumulate offers for their star.
It’s said they are ‘expecting a concrete offer from Chelsea’ after receiving the €300m one from Al-Hilal and the bid with exchanges from Barcelona.
However, the details of what the Blues are going to put down ‘have not yet filtered’.
Everyone knows it will be expensive to get Mbappé, so considering all the spending that has already taken place at Stamford Bridge, this would likely really stretch FFP boundaries.
