Florentino Perez said Kylian Mbappe is Real Madrid’s best player and backed the forward to keep leading the team after a season in which the club finished without a trophy. The Real Madrid president, speaking to El Chiringuito, pointed to Mbappe’s Golden Boot and 41 goals as the clearest proof of his value.
Perez also said there are things to improve after the criticism that followed the campaign, but his defense of Mbappe was firm. The source says the France captain has scored 41 goals this season, a return that has kept him at the center of the club’s attack even as questions have grown around his form and the team’s overall results.
The comments land today because Real Madrid are trying to steady the narrative around a squad that has been under pressure and a board that has had to answer for a trophyless season. Perez did not say he had discussed matters with Mbappe, and he made clear that contract issues are being handled elsewhere. On Vinicius, he said there is no rush to renew and that talks are for the sporting directorate, a signal that the president is keeping distance from day-to-day negotiations.
He also brushed aside talk of signing Lamine Yamal, saying only that he likes the Barcelona winger before laughing off any transfer speculation. Perez then added that the relationship with Barcelona is completely broken, underlining how little room there is for softness between the rivals. The remarks fit a club that is trying to project control in public while sorting through a summer of scrutiny in private.
That tension is not limited to the boardroom. Arbeloa said Mbappe has trained and could get minutes against Real Oviedo, while also backing the forward’s commitment after injury and recent criticism. If Mbappe does play, it would be another chance to show that his numbers and his role remain intact, even as Real Madrid Fc continue to wrestle with the questions left by a season that did not deliver silverware.
