I do not think that anything about Mbappé is actually certain. And I definitely am not going to believe anyone telling me that he has a verbal agreement with Real Madrid. Because we all know how that goes. So even though I definitely believe that, no other club actually gets in the way of the Real Madrid plan, I think we should also understand that if a player does not want to play for a club the club cannot do much about it. The decision of the player is in the end the final decision.
And if Mbappé ends up deciding to stay in PSG for another season, it is going to be a problem for Real Madrid. I don’t think it is actually about him feeling comfortable anymore. At this point, it does look like he's going to do anything for Money. Play in a club in which he is not very comfortable.
Real Madrid could hijack Mbappe as long as they are able to reach his release clause. The need for a quality striker is still a problem that Real Madrid needs to overcome, maybe Real Madrid will try to make a new offer next season with PSG even though they have to spend a large amount of money.
After he said that he was not going to renew the contract, PSG literally did not regard him as a player of the main team. He had to train in the training ground with the reserve team if I am not wrong. So he had to renew the contract, or he had to stay out of action for one season. Obviously, he decided to renew the contract because it was going to be better for his future.
But I think he still wants to go to Real Madrid in the next season. I do not think Real Madrid is going to trigger the release clause for him. And if he was actually very interested in going to Real Madrid, he would have done that already. I really believe Real Madrid should look at other options. Maybe even trying to go for Arling Haaland is not a bad move.