Real Madrid should be in no rush to sign Kylian Mbappe - watching PSG implode will only benefit Los Blancos

On Saturday, an interview recorded in June emerged in which Kylian Mbappe spoke extensively on the pressures of life at Paris Saint-Germain. He suggested that he was underappreciated, that his performances were taken for granted. He asserted that he wanted to win the Champions League, and questioned whether PSG could ever achieve that feat. Finally, he labelled the club 'divisive'.

The fallout has been predictably explosive. Shortly after, six current PSG players allegedly complained to club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi about the interview. Former sporting director Leonardo also weighed in, calling on Mbappe to leave. The France captain has pushed his luck with his loose tongue in the past, but this was the closest the disgruntled forward has come to open revolt.

And while PSG have reassumed the honorary title of 'crisis club', prospective buyers Real Madrid are in a dream situation. Los Blancos have known for some time that Mbappe wants to play for them. He hasn't said it outright - not yet - but it has been widely reported that his plan is to be in the famous white as soon as possible.

In slamming his club and aggravating his owner, Mbappe has effectively made things easier for Real, publicly signalling that he is ready for a new challenge in the Spanish capital; with every tweet, facial expression, or comment from the player, PSG's negotiating position weakens and Madrid's grows stronger and stronger.