Frankly, if we don't get Mbappe this summer it will confirm how far we've fallen. He is exactly the type of player that we should add to our squad this summer. And honestly, most of our squad is so settled that we can afford to go all out for this guy and call it a day.
This summer will see a decent amount of dead weight leaving the club, but the core will stay mostly the same assuming that Özil and Alexis stay.
Ospina, Gibbs, Debuchy, Lucas and Giroud are most likely out the door.
Alexis is the only definite starter in our attack and Mbappe's flexibility could allow him to play on the wing to develop and allow Alexis to play centrally. Regardless of Mbappe's price tag, we'd still have Ox, Iwobi, Welbeck and Theo challenging him to start, so he wouldn't get thrown into the deep end.
Basically, we should go all out for this guy. And being an American, I always like the idea of player swaps. Marseille wants Giroud, so we could either use the Giroud money to partially pay for Mbappe or send Giroud to Monaco if they're interested in him. Replacing Mbappe with a French international who's won Ligue 1 before could make sense for Monaco.
This summer will see a decent amount of dead weight leaving the club, but the core will stay mostly the same assuming that Özil and Alexis stay.
Ospina, Gibbs, Debuchy, Lucas and Giroud are most likely out the door.
Alexis is the only definite starter in our attack and Mbappe's flexibility could allow him to play on the wing to develop and allow Alexis to play centrally. Regardless of Mbappe's price tag, we'd still have Ox, Iwobi, Welbeck and Theo challenging him to start, so he wouldn't get thrown into the deep end.
Basically, we should go all out for this guy. And being an American, I always like the idea of player swaps. Marseille wants Giroud, so we could either use the Giroud money to partially pay for Mbappe or send Giroud to Monaco if they're interested in him. Replacing Mbappe with a French international who's won Ligue 1 before could make sense for Monaco.