Man Utd takeover: Sheikh Jassim’s four exciting alternatives to Kylian Mbappe transfer

Amid Sheikh Jassim’s desire to buy Manchester United , Kylian Mbappe has been strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford. The Paris Saint-Germain star appears to be angling to leave the Ligue 1 giants this summer. However, Real Madrid appear to be the frontrunners in the race to land the 24-year-old. Man Utd may be using Hojlund as a smokescreen for different signing instead Man Utd could be onto something spectacular with Anthony Martial swap deal Mbappe is refusing to sign a new contract at PSG, much to the ire of the French giants and their supporters. But while United have been linked, Sheikh Jassim’s failure to acquire the club so far counts against them. Arsenal have even been named as likelier suitors for Mbappe, with the France international apparently a huge fan of Mikel Arteta’s project in north London. However, if the PSG star does indeed leave his homeland, then it’s Real Madrid who are the overwhelming favourites to strike gold. Sheikh Jassim may still want a marquee signing however if, as expected, he wins the race for United. So Express Sport now looks at four alternatives the Qatari billionaire could swoop for instead…