According to the newspaper As, Real Madrid are planning to travel to the east coast of the United States for a pre-season tour, including a national derby against Barcelona. If Mbappe and Alphonso Davies transfer to Real Madrid and play in pre-season, it could double the heat of this match.
Real Madrid comes to the United States every summer for pre-season activities. But this year they'll be taking a different route and heading to the East Coast, although the club hasn't made a final decision on their itinerary for this summer. According to the newspaper As, Real Madrid's original idea was to play next to New York (New Jersey) and another friendly has already been confirmed in Boston. Fans in New York have been informed and fans across the ocean are excited to see Bellingham, Vinicius Jr. and Kylian Mbappe on their doorstep.
This is the most influential competition that opens every summer at this time. But the problem is that there is no guarantee that all of Real Madrid's stars will be there. This summer will see the European Championship (14 June to 14 July) and the Copa America (21 June to 15 July). This means that international players competing in both tournaments will have a corresponding amount of time off when they return, which will overlap with the US Tour.
In the case of Real Madrid, the international breaks played in the summer will result in at least 14 or 15 players not being available in the United States: Carvajal, Rudiger, Militão, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Kroos, Luka Modric, Valverde, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Endrick and Joselu. Thibaut Courtois will feature in pre-season as he has given up on playing with the Belgian national team at the European Championship and will be fully recovered by then. Lunin is up to Ukraine to qualify for the European Championship play-offs to determine if he qualifies for Germany's European Championships. Lucas Vazquez, Nacho, Fran Garcia and Ceballos seem unlikely to be called up by De la Fuente. Guler barely played and Turkey could keep him in Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti can only ensure that eight to ten players in the first team will be available for pre-season.
If Alphonso Davies joins Madrid, he could be in the pre-season because he is Canadian and close to the United States. But all this is provided that Bayern will not block his move to Real Madrid.
The biggest suspense is still whether French superstar Kylian Mbappe will appear in the Real Madrid team. Obviously, if the French star had taken part in the trip to the United States, even if it was only for a short time, the charm of Real Madrid's match would have doubled because of his presence. It will be a classic match between Real Madrid and Barcelona, and it will make a big difference with and without Mbappe. But the club also doesn't want to make any decision before figuring out whether Mbappe will play with France at the Paris Olympics (26 July to 11 August). If he participates in the Paris Olympics, he will be the flag bearer of the French delegation, which will directly affect whether he can participate in the trip to the United States. If he doesn't, Real Madrid could convince him to end his post-European holidays early and turn his Madrid debut into an event that shocks the world.
Some members of the Real Madrid Supporters' Association in New York City told the newspaper As: "I hope so, it's great to see here the Madrid team we support and the possibility of joining Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe." "They're excited to see Real Madrid in the United States this summer without having to cross the whole country to the West Coast.
More pre-season news will be revealed in the coming weeks. But in any case, at least this possibility has made the huge Real Madrid fan base in this part of the United States very happy. Don't forget that Real Madrid is the European team with the most fan associations in the United States. This is the so-called Madridism without borders.