Barça Tried to Sign Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé signed with PSG in 2017. However, with Neymar’s departure, FC Barcelona made a serious attempt to secure his signature.

In 2017, there was a tug-of-war between Real Madrid and PSG to recruit Kylian Mbappé. In the mix was also Barcelona. In an interview on the El Chiringuito show, Javier Bordas, former executive of the Spanish club, confirmed this.

When Neymar left Barcelona in the middle of the summer of 2017, the Spanish club quickly sought a replacement for him. Javier Bordas confirmed that he had discussions with Wilfried Mbappé, Kylian’s father. It appeared that Kylian was close to signing as he even visited Barcelona.

However, the idea did not gain unanimous support internally, and the sports management ultimately opted for Ousmane Dembélé.