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.