It was rumoured that Real Madrid could well make a last-ditch attempt to sign him on Deadline Day as an ultimatum to PSG – but they may not need to after all.
Kylian Mbappe was left out of training sessions earlier this summer (Image credit: Paris Saint-Germain Football/PSG via Getty Images)
Tuttomercatoweb are reporting that Mbappe could in fact extend his contract at the Parc des Princes after this saga – but on the condition that PSG insert a clause allowing him to leave for Real later on.
It is believed that Mbappe wanted to remain at PSG this season to complete his contract and leave for the Spanish capital next summer on a free transfer. His employers, however, were less than keen on the idea of losing him for free.
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PSG originally banished him from the team in order to force him to make a move – but Real Madrid are unlikely to be able to afford a fee that would satisfy PSG.
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PSG have since brought in Mbappe's international team-mates, Ousmane Dembele and Randal Kolo Muani in a bid to appease him and surround him with players he gets on with. The Frenchman was rumoured not to have liked Neymar.
Randal Kolo Muani has joined PSG (Image credit: Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
Mbappe has scored 215 goals in 262 appearances for PSG.
The Frenchman is valued by Transfermarkt to be worth €180 million.
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