11 of the biggest U-turns in football history after Kylian Mbappe rejects Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe will be a Paris Saint-Germain player next season.
In a dramatic turn of events, the French superstar rejected Real Madrid‘s offer and instead put pen to paper on a new three-year contract at the Parc Des Princes.
A few months ago and probably even as late as last week, that outcome would have been unthinkable.
It was quite the U-turn from Mbappe, although he’s far from the first professional footballer to have a sudden change of heart.
To highlight that fact, we’ve detailed 11 other major footballing U-turns in recent times for you to view below.
Let’s begin…
In April 2005, Mikel signed a contract with Manchester United and even wore the team’s shirt in a press conference.
But Chelsea claimed they already had a deal in place to sign the 18-year-old and a lengthy legal battle followed.
Then in July 2006, Mikel officially joined Chelsea and United received £12 million in compensation.
Throwback to when John Mikel Obi 'signed' for Manchester United for like…2 hours.