Kylian Mbappe reportedly tried to convince France teammate to join Real Madrid | OneFootball

Owing to their historical stature as one of the most celebrated and successful clubs in Europe, a lot of footballers dream of playing for Real Madrid at some point in their careers. This allure of the Merengue club turns out to be a crucial weapon whenever they want to get their desired players from the market.

However, if this does not turn out to be enough, Los Blancos have some other tools to attract their targets. One such tool is the presence of some of the biggest stars in their team, and these stars themselves are willing to do their part to convince others to join them.

This was quite visible in the way Vinicius Junior remained in contact with Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham to convince them to undertake a move to Real Madrid. Similarly, Bellingham then also convinced his countryman and friend Trent Alexander-Arnold to join the Merengue club last summer.

This year, Los Blancos are once again being linked with a big move, and one player who is most strongly associated with them is the Bayern Munich forward Michael Olise. Conflicting reports about his links with Real Madrid have emerged in recent days. While some reports claim that the Merengues have closed their door to his signing, others continue to suggest that the player is ready to change clubs.

In this context, one recent report by l’Equipe claimed that Olise had already told his France national team teammates that he is ready to leave Bayern Munich to join the Spanish club. Other outlets like Sky Germany later confirmed this news, and now, as SPORT has noted, Bild has given its own version of the story, with another major protagonist.

This latter report from the German outlet claims that Mbappe, the captain of the French team, acted as an agent to convince Michael Olise to undertake a move to Real Madrid.

So far, both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have ensured that they are not interested in Olise’s transfer this summer. Furthermore, it is also not clear whether Mbappe tried to lure his countryman to the Santiago Bernabeu on the insistence of Real Madrid or on his own initiative. Anyway, this is just another episode of a protracted saga, and it remains to be seen how this story will unfold.