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And many others. Currently the media has nothing to write about Ronaldo and Messi concerning transfer because they are out of Europe. Other supper stars are committed to their clubs, so it is only Kylian that they can write about.
Secondly
If Real Madrid will be patient of not giving any offer to Mbappe till now, I do not think that waiting till he becomes a free agent will be a problem.
Firstly, I heard two versions of how things are now in the negotiations between Real and Mbappe:
1. Real Madrid does not make any offers but is waiting for an initiative from Mbappe, since the club’s interest is obvious, so it is waiting for a serious deal and not using itself in the auction (as was the case a year ago).
2. Real Madrid have made an offer and are waiting for a final decision from Mbappe until January 15th (apparently in the form of signing a preliminary contract, the execution of which will be very expensive to evade). If Mbappe does not agree, then Real Madrid will prepare to buy Haaland.
As for the fact that Real can easily wait until the summer when Mbappe becomes a free agent and only then sign him, I think this is not the case. One way or another, Mbappe is one of the best players of the generation and it may turn out that another strong club will get involved in the fight - maybe Liverpool, maybe Bayern (which, using the example of Kane, realized that making expensive purchases is not so bad and may decide on another top transfer). This situation will make it difficult to sign due to competition and the fact that the price for Mbappe will rise again.