Real Madrid prepared to spend world-record fee on their top transfer target

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Real Madrid are prepared to pay a world-record transfer fee to sign PSG forward Kylian Mbappe, according to France Football.

Zinedine Zidane is set to embark on a major overhaul of Los Blancos' squad following the club's failure to win a major trophy this season.

The Frenchman has made compatriot Mbappe one of his leading targets in the summer market, and Madrid are willing to spend up to £240m on the World Cup winner.

That would comfortably surpass the £198m PSG paid Barcelona to secure the services of Neymar in 2017.

The Ligue 1 champions would be loath to lose the 20-year-old, who is widely viewed as a future Ballon d'Or winner.

The former Monaco striker has scored 36 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions this term.

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