I don't know why I really believe that one day Mbappe will play for the Real Madrid team, the best player in the world will play for the best team in the world, we just need to wait for the time, Mbappe is still very young and his time will still be very long.
And this season the Real Madrid team is really not looking for a star striker to replace the position left by Benzem, they really seem to be waiting for Mbappe.
At least it might be a big surprise in the upcoming summer transfer market because after all, at this moment even though Real Madrid only has Bellingham in the team, it has also made Real Madrid's performance very good. It is unimaginable, if later Mbappe will really join for Real Madrid, then of course with Bellingham and Mbappe in the squad it promises very great and good results later. But for now, I think Real Madrid still looks fine, and it doesn't matter even if Mbappe still fails to join.
Jude Bellingham has had a very impressive performance with Real Madrid and I think Bellingham has been Madrid's most successful signing of the season. But nevertheless, Real Madrid still needs a new striker because that position was still vacant after Benzema left. Besides that Jude Bellingham is a midfielder, so it is clearly impossible to expect him can score goals in every game. It would indeed be very nice to see the collaboration between Bellingham and Mbappe, but if Mbappe fails to join Real Madrid (again), I think a team as big and rich as Real Madrid, it shouldn't be difficult to find another good striker.