European giants, Real Madrid are in pole position to land Kylian Mbappe after the Frenchman informed PSG that he wont be renewing his contract with the club.
Mbappé has told the French giants that he will not take up the option of a one-year extension in his contract when it expires next June according to reports from French portal L’Equipe.
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Mbappé, a World Cup winner with France in 2018, confirmed his decision in a letter to the club and could even be sold this summer as PSG will seek to avoid losing him for free, according to local reports.
The forward would be free to negotiate and sign a pre-contract agreement with a new club from January should he decide to see out the remaining year of his deal at PSG with reports claiming that Madrid should be his next destination.
PSG have already lost Lionel Messi on a free transfer after the Argentina forward left at the end of his two-year contract to join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami and the latest move by Mbappe is said to have angered his club will demand a huge amount for him should any suitor show up this summer.
Mbappé was widely tipped to join Real Madrid last season but rejected a move to Spain to sign a contract extension with PSG. The 24-year-old has long been admired by Real, who had a bid reported to be as high as €200m turned down in 2021.
With Karim Benzema leaving, Madrid is in the market for a new striker and feels it is the right time to move for Mbappe.
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