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The 24-year-old has stirred the hornets' nest yet again after informing the Ligue 1 champions that he won’t stay beyond next season
Real Madrid will move to sign Kylian Mbappe this summer as Paris Saint-Germain will attempt to sell the striker rather than risk losing him as a free agent next year.
Mbappe will not sign the one-year contract extension in his PSG contract meaning that his deal will expire in 12 months.
According to reports in France, the French club’s priority is to ensure he does not leave without a transfer fee, meaning they are prepared to cash-in on the superstar this summer.
PSG have been in ongoing contract renewal talks with Mbappe. The club believe those talks have been positive but the club have been left stunned that the striker has informed media that he will not take up the option to extend his current deal by a further year.
The Ligue 1 champions will continue contract renewal talks with the France international but are now preparing for the possibility of selling him this summer if those talks do not come to fruition. The one option the club will not contemplate is risk losing him as a free agent next year, as happened in 2022.
Real Madrid are the long-term admirers of the striker and have been compelled to reactivate their interest after Karim Benzema confirmed his exit from the Spanish giants.
His exit from the club means they are desperately short on attacking options, with Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio and Mariano Diaz – the latter of whom was the only recognised central striker in Madrid’s senior squad – also all departing as free agents this summer.
Last weekend, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez responded to a question on a future move for Mbappe: “Yes. But not this year.” That proclamation came just days ahead of Mbappe detailing his future plans and could hasten a potential transfer to this summer, due to Madrid’s needs and the intention of PSG.
Mbappe was said to have had a verbal agreement in place to join Madrid last season and the striker had previously hinted at a move to the Spanish capital after a eye-opening interview suggested that he had been open to leaving France.
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