Florentino Perez believes €35 million signing can become big star at Real Madrid and end the need for Kylian Mbappe: Reports

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly confident that their new signing will have a similar impact to Kylian Mbappe. He believes that Endrick, who will join for €35 million (excluding add-ons) in July 2024, will be a big-game player.

As per a report in El Nacional, Perez has given up on the dream of landing Mbappe at Real Madrid. The Spaniard is now focused on Endrick, and will also reportedly make a move for Erling Haaland as he heads towards the end of his contract at Manchester City.

Reports claim that the Los Blancos president is still unhappy with the way Mbappe made the U-turn to sign a new deal at PSG last summer. He spoke about the Frenchman earlier this season and was quoted by ESPN:

"His dream was to play at Real Madrid, we wanted to do it last August and they didn't let him leave, he kept saying he wanted to play at Madrid and like 15 days before he changed the situation."

He added:

"This is not the Mbappe I wanted to bring, he is another one, who must have changed his dream. He changes, he is offered other things, he is pressured and he is already another footballer."

Mbappe has scored 34 goals and registered seven assists in 37 outings for PSG this season. He narrowly missed out on winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as Les Bleus lost on penalties to Lionel Messi's Argentina.

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La Liga were furious after Kylian Mbappe rejected Real Madrid move to stay at PSG

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Real Madrid were furious with Kylian Mbappe, but La Liga had a bigger reaction to the new deal signed by the Frenchman at PSG. They challenged the new contract in court but failed to get anything out of it.

Javier Tebas, the president of La Liga, led the calls for an investigation into PSG's finances. The Spanish top-flight released a statement on their official website that read:

"La Liga wishes to state that this type of agreement attacks the economic stability of European football, putting at risk hundreds of thousands of jobs and the integrity of the sport, not only in European competitions, but also in domestic leagues."

The statement continued:

"It is scandalous that a club like PSG, which last season reported losses of more than 220 million euros after accumulating losses of more than 700 million euros in prior seasons (while reporting sponsorship income at doubtful valuation), with a squad cost around 650 million for this season, can close such an agreement, while those clubs that could afford the hiring of the player without seeing their wage bill compromised, are left without being able to sign him. LaLiga will file a complaint against PSG before UEFA."

Real Madrid did not release any statement nor did they publicly back La Liga's appeal in court.

Mbappe was linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu for quite some time prior to the summer of 2022. It seemed like Real Madrid would finally get their man. However, PSG offered the then-23-year-old a ludicrious amount of money, which is the main reason why the French forward made a U-turn.

This is the biggest contract signed by any athlete in the world of sports. Moreover, Mbappe also has a say in how the club is run, which made staying in the French capital an easy decision for the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner.