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Real Madrid were made aware of the issue surrounding Kylian Mbappe but decided to sign the Frenchman anyway.<\/p>\n
Josh Lawless<\/p>\n
Josh Lawless<\/p>\n
Real Madrid ignored a major red flag prior to signing Kylian Mbappe on a free, a report claims.<\/p>\n
Heavily linked with Los Blancos for a number of years, Mbappe finally penned a deal with Real in the summer after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired.<\/p>\n
Mbappe has taken a major pay cut at Real but is still believed to be their highest-earner and is entitled to a whopping \u00a3128 million signing-on fee.<\/p>\n
Yet the Frenchman has not quite lived up to expectations at the start of his career in the Spanish capital. Mbappe, wearing the iconic No.9 shirt, has nine goals in 18 games but his arrival appears to have negatively impacted the balance of the side, who are down in 24th place in the Champions League table and behind Barcelona in La liga.<\/p>\n
Mbappe has played centrally and on the left but hasn\u2019t been able to replicate his electric from at PSG. Mbappe\u2019s confidence look shot against Liverpool on Wednesday, when he saw a penalty saved by Caoimhin Kelleher and was locked up by right-back Conor Bradley.<\/p>\n
But a new report offers an explanation for why Mbappe has struggled so far. As per the Daily Mail, Mbappe has covered considerably less distance than his teammates in the Champions League this season, running 39km across five games.<\/p>\n
Relevo say that Real were made aware in reports before signing Mbappe that his physical output had been dropping gradually ever since he won the World Cup with France in 2018.<\/p>\n
Kylian Mbappe has struggled at Real Madrid this season. Image: Getty<\/p>\n
Kylian Mbappe has struggled at Real Madrid this season. Image: Getty<\/p>\n
They looked at the former Monaco man\u2019s average distance, high-intensity efforts and sustained sprint speed among other metrics. And although a decrease was clear, the 15-time European champions went ahead and signed Mbappe, feeling as though it was a signing they couldn\u2019t pass up on.<\/p>\n
And while Mbappe has been hammered by sections of the Spanish press, Carlo Ancelotti was quick to defend the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe may be a bit lacking in confidence,\u201d Ancelotti said in a press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen things don\u2019t go your way, the idea you have to have is to play simple. It\u2019s a bit like this moment, but you can\u2019t judge him for missing a penalty. All players miss penalties. He has to keep working well. We have to be patient because he\u2019s an extraordinary player.\u201d<\/p>\n
Real return to action on Sunday with a home game against Getafe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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