- PSG have reportedly drawn up a five-man Real Madrid shortlist for next summer
- The move comes in response to the Spanish giants’ pursuit of Kylian Mbappe
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Real Madrid have reportedly drawn up a hit list of Real Madrid goals in retaliation against the Spanish club’s obsession with Kylian Mbappe.
Los Blancos’ continued courtship of the French star has caused turbulence for the Ligue 1 champions, who appear set to move to the Bernabeu next summer.
Now PSG are considering a raid on Madrid’s ‘jewels’ as a counter-attack, with President Nasser Al-Khelaifi apparently keen to ‘steal’ some of the five individuals.
According to him, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo are the two main targets OkDiario via Sport.
In the meantime, they are also looking at Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga and Federico Valverde.
Vinicius Jr (left) is one of PSG’s top targets as they seek revenge for Real Madrid’s pursuit of Kylian Mbappe (right)
Striker Rodrygo is also a reported target and would be more realistic than Vinicius Jr
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The biggest barrier to this is of course the huge release clauses that Spanish clubs have placed on their talent.
Vinicius Jr reportedly signed a new contract this summer with a release clause worth £860m and Madrid rarely lose emerging talent to other clubs.
Furthermore, the problem will be compounded by the fact that Kylian Mbappe could leave PSG for free next summer, in which case they will have no income from his departure to fund any market moves.
With Marco Verratti looking set to leave Paris for Qatari side Al-Arabi for a fee of £39 million, midfield reinforcements in the form of Camavinga, Tchouameni or Valverde would be welcome.
Rodrygo is seen as a more realistic attacking signing than Vinicius Jr.
Midfield metronome Fede Valverde could be brought in to replace Marco Verratti
French midfielders Eduardo Camavinga (left) and Aurelien Tchouameni (right) round out the five-man shortlist