We were all given a decent dose of shock over two months when Kylian Mbappe announced that he would be remaining at PSG despite virtually everything pointing towards him joining Real Madrid this summer.
This has led us to look at some instances when players turned down offers from Real Madrid. When Madrid comes calling, players almost always fall head over heels running towards them. But here are the 8 Players who shockingly rejected Real Madrid for various reasons.
Let’s get right to it, Off course, starting off with the man of the moment.
1) Kylian Mbappe: this is not the first time Mbappe has turned down Real Madrid proposal, also back to 2017, Florentino Perez wanted him from Monaco to fill in Ronaldo’s shoes however the Mbappe admitted he can’t stand on the pressure in the team.
2) Ivan Rakitic: In 2014 Rakitic won UEFA Europa league with Sevilla hence he became attractive to big clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid. Madrid appeared first sign the Croatian midfielder but he chose Barca over Real Madrid.
3) Roy Keane: Former Red Devils midfielder Roy Keane after Alex Ferguson asked him to leave the club, he became free agent and eventually he had a phone call from Madrid for a deal but he rejected and sign for Celtic.
4. Paul Pogba
5. Marco Verratti
6. Steven Gerrard
7. Francesco Totti
8. Neymar Jr
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