French player Kylian Mbappé, who recently joined Real Madrid, is backing the chances of Moroccan Achraf Hakimi returning to the club in the future. Hakimi is contracted with Paris Saint-Germain until 2026 and is originally one of the products of Real Madrid's academy. According to British newspaper "The Athletic," Hakimi is among the preferred candidates seen by Real Madrid as a future successor to Dani Carvajal in the right-back position. It was noted that Hakimi is one of Mbappé's closest friends, who signed a contract with the club until 2029, which strongly supports the possibility of the Moroccan star returning to "Santiago Bernabéu" to play alongside his French friend again. The report suggests that Real Madrid may move to sign Hakimi next summer, as Paris will be compelled to sell him to avoid losing the player for free. There is also another plan from Real Madrid to wait until Hakimi's contract with Paris ends and then sign him for free in the summer of 2026.