Speaking on his podcast ‘Einfach Mal Luppen’,Real Madridmidfielder Toni Kroos has teased the potential arrival of Kylian Mbappe this summer.
Mbappe has been completely frozen out at PSG after his refusal to renew his contract or accept a departure this summer.
And,Real Madridhave been touted as the favourites to sign the 24-year-old World Cup winner, despite there having been no tangible movement from the club’s єɴԀ with regard to signing him.
Kroos, though, teased the potential signing of Mbappe in the near future, stating that the ‘turtles will arrive’, referring to the attacker’s nickname.
It must be noted that Mbappe has been given the nickname ‘Donatello’ of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and has often been referred to as a turtle by his teammates.
“I have a new dog. What about the turtles? I don’t forget about them, but they haven’t arrived yet. They are still in the ρłɑɴning, a new dog doesn’t mean that the turtles won’t arrive. That’s for sure. They will arrive,”Kroos said (h/tSPORT).
Kroos is not the first player to hint at Mbappe’s signing, with players such as Vinicius Jr, Eder Militao, and Rodrygo Goes speaking more openly about wanting to see the French superstar at the club.
“Juni (Calafat), you have to sign Mbappé,”Militao and Vinicius had saidin a recent viral TikTok video.
“For me, a 10 because he is a phenomenon, one of the best players in the world. Right now we need a player in that position, the sooner, the better,”Rodrygo had said in June.
Real Madrid though are playing the waiting game as they do not want to pay over the odds for a player who is in the final year of his contract and could very well join for free in 2024.
ɾєρօɾτs suggest thatLos Blancosdo not ρłɑɴ to offer more than €130 millionfor the French superstar, and will not make a move unless the player declares that he wishes to leave.
