While Kylian Mbappe was strongly linked to a transfer to Real Madrid, the club decided not to pursue it due to their reluctance to sell one of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale or Karim Benzema.

Real Madrid has won three out of the past four Champions League titles with the BBC playing a central role.

Real Madrid could have perhaps been a better position to pursue Mbappe in 2018 if Monaco decided to wait one more year to sell Mbappe.

Monaco ultimately decided to sell Mbappe to Paris Saint-Germain.