Mbappe's PSG plan as Liverpool lowball Real Madrid: FootballTransfers recap

Stuart Telford

• 23 Jun 2023 21:50 BST
• 4 min read

The summer transfer merry-do-round is getting into full swing, with Friday 23 June seeing another busy day of wheeling and dealing.

Perhaps the biggest news of the day wasn't a transfer at all - at least not yet - with Marca going some way to explaining why Kylian Mbappe WON'T join Real Madrid this summer: he stands to gain up to €275 million by staying at PSG for one more year.

There were a number of done deals, however, with Wolves captain Ruben Neves joining Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia while Dutch winger Justin Kluivert swapped Roma for Bournemouth.

FootballTransfers aggregates the day's biggest stories…

Why Mbappe has NO intention of joining Real Madrid this summer

Kylian Mbappe has said "I will stay at PSG next season then I will only decide my future in 2024," and now the reason for his behaviour has become abundantly clear, with 275 million reasons to expect a transfer to Real Madrid NEXT summer.

Liverpool lowball Real Madrid for Bellingham alternative

Mbappe may not be joining Real Madrid this summer but Jude Bellingham already has - for an initial €103m - snubbing Liverpool in the process. However, his arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu could compromise Aurelien Tchouameni's minutes, and the Reds are ready to pounce.

Partey snubs Saudi Arabia, but he's still leaving Arsenal

Elsewhere, Thomas Partey has reportedly turned down a big-money move to Saudi Arabia in order to join Juventus from Arsenal. Max Allegri sees him as the perfect foil for Paul Pogba.

Barcelona's debt THE SAME as when Messi left the club

It has also emerged, somewhat incredibly, that Barcelona's debt stands at exactly the same €1.35 billion it debt when they lost club legend Lionel Messi on a free transfer to Paris Saint-Germain back in 2021. The Blaugrana still plan to spend this summer, however.

Man Utd takeover: Sheikh Jassim's dad drops HUGE hint

At the other end of the financial scale, soon to be super-rich Manchester United have received a boost with Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani's father dropping a huge hint about his son's potential takeover.