It is no exaggeration to say that after Melo withdrew from the European arena, Mbappe is the number one player in world football today. Such a player should not stay in a nouveau riche pseudo-giant like Grand Paris all the time. In fact, the soap opera between Mbappe and Real Madrid has been broadcast for several years, and everyone is tired of watching it. Now, Mbappe is finally willing to come to the Bernabeu. But everyone may have a feeling that Mbappe may not be the best time to come to Real Madrid at this time.
In fact, it can be seen from the trend of the Champions League. This season's performance in the Champions League is arguably its best since the 1920 season. Unlike the previous round-of-16, this time Paris reached the semi-finals in one fell swoop, and also left the classic game of beating Barcelona 4-1 away. Mbappe scored 8 goals and basically locked up the Champions League Golden Boot, tied with Kane. But the focus was on the semi-finals, where Grand Paris was unexpectedly beaten by Borussia Dortmund and stopped there. It is not difficult to understand Mbappe's tears after the game, after all, he had previously admitted that he wanted to leave a Champions League title for Grand Paris, but in the end he did not do it.
In fact, Mbappe has long had a height that most superstars can't reach in a lifetime at the national team level, the World Cup champion; Therefore, his coming to Real Madrid is nothing more than a breakthrough at the club level, after all, such a superstar, without a Champions League title, is really unjustifiable. But this season, Mbappe has watched Real Madrid reach the final and has great hopes of winning the title. As a result, he will go to the Bernabeu next season, and he will most likely be greeted by Champions League winners, in which case his position will be very awkward.
In fact, although Real Madrid has gone with many meritorious players, among the remaining people, there are also many people who have won the Champions League many times, such as the Magic Flute, Kroos, Carvajal and so on. Mbappe came to Real Madrid, and if he wants to enjoy the status of the number one superstar, he must work hard for a long time. After all, at this time, he came, just the icing on the cake; And only when the time comes will he be regarded as the hope of restarting.
From this point of view, the best time for Mbappe to come to Real Madrid was actually last season.
Why? In fact, it was because of the 4:0 defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League semifinals.
It's been a long time since Real Madrid have lost so badly in the Champions League. Last season belonged to Manchester City, and Real Madrid acted as one of the biggest backdrops for Manchester City's treble. Although Real Madrid has been bringing in young players for renewal in recent years, Real Madrid must sign superstars if they really want to continue to maintain first-line competitiveness. So this season, Bellingham is here. But let's be honest, while Bellingham has been excellent this season and made Real Madrid feel good value for money; But in reality, Bellingham can only be regarded as a potential star, after all, no one dared to predict that he would achieve such results at the beginning of the season.
So, theoretically, after last season, the player that Real Madrid needs the most is Mbappe. This is not to say that Real Madrid needs players in this position, in fact, Real Madrid needed a center forward the most at that time, and Mbappe was not the best candidate for a center forward, but in terms of the tonnage, ability and influence of the players, Mbappe is indeed the prescription for Real Madrid to set sail again.
After all, in the past 20 years, every time Real Madrid loses 0:4 in the Champions League, it will definitely sign a superstar next season, and it is the kind of superstar at the level of the Ballon d'Or.
Remember the 08-08 Champions League? Real Madrid lost 0:4 to Liverpool away, losing face. Moreover, at that time, Real Madrid had been the sixteenth man of the Champions League for 6 consecutive seasons. Therefore, next season, Real Madrid will finally restart their big spending in the transfer market, and Ronaldo and Kaka, the two Golden Ball gentlemen, will come to the Bernabeu at the same time.
So, 0:4, is Real Madrid's superstar catalyst. Once it loses 0:4, Real Madrid knows that the alarm bell is ringing and the lineup needs to add some brightness. Of course, in the Mero era, there were not so many Mr. Ballon d'Or, but Mbappe is indeed the closest player to this honor in world football at present.
It's better to come than not to come, but for Mbappe, coming in the summer of 2023, he will definitely be more comfortable; But in the summer of 2024, the situation is delicate.
Of course, the above analysis only involves competitive factors, not monetary factors.