Real Madrid and Barcelona each made late attempts to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco on deadline day of the summer transfer period.

Mbappe was instead sold to Paris Saint-Germain.

Monaco looked to an alternative to PSG due their cash flow issues.

Barcelona attempted to use Arda Turan as a makeweight in the deal for Mbappe. Barcelona had already signed Ousmane Dembele but they still pursued a move for Mbappe.

Mbappe reportedly preferred a move to Barcelona over PSG.