In the context of Real Madrid preparing to welcome Mbappe in the summer of 2024, Vinicius Tobias will be the first to depart ‘Los Blancos’ after failing to meet the expectations of the coaching staff.

Tobias’ failure serves as a valuable lesson for Real Madrid in evaluating player potential and planning for the future. Tobias was once expected to be the successor to Dani Alves and a rival to Trent Alexander-Arnold. Real Madrid spent £18 million to bring him in from Shakhtar Donetsk.

However, after two years, Tobias couldn’t pass the test and missed out on opportunities to play in the first team. In the 2022-23 season, Tobias had poor form and lost his place in Castilla’s starting lineup. Ancelotti only called him up once (in the national cup against Villarreal) and didn’t give him a chance in the first team.

Real Madrid decided to give Tobias another chance by extending his loan contract for another year. However, this season, Tobias continues to disappoint as he sits on the bench and hasn’t played for Castilla in four consecutive matches. Ultimately, Real Madrid has no intention of exercising the option to buy Tobias for €10 million. He will have to leave the club at the end of the season.

In addition to the Vinicius deal, the Spanish media revealed that superstar Mbappe has reached an agreement to join Real Madrid on a free transfer when his contract with PSG expires in the summer of 2024. “Los Blancos” won’t have to pay a transfer fee to PSG but will pay Mbappe a separate fee of $108 million. Furthermore, they promise him the highest salary at the Bernabeu, surpassing Vinicius and Jude Bellingham’s $13 million per season.

Recently, in an interview with Telefoot (France) on March 24th, Aurelien Tchouameni shared his thoughts on Kylian Mbappe: “Spanish fans know about Kylian, but when you watch him daily, then you realize his greatness.” Immediately, Tchouameni’s statement spread widely in the media and was seen as confirmation of Mbappe joining Real Madrid. Subsequently, Telefoot had to delete this interview segment from their social media accounts.

Mbappe himself hasn’t revealed his future plans as he wants to show respect to PSG and focus on the final months of the season. The 25-year-old forward has set the timing of announcing his new club before Euro 2024, which takes place from June 14th to July 14th.