With his contract set to expire after the season ends, the French superstar is once again heavily linked to a move away from the club. Several media outlets have reported that he has informed PSG about his decision to leave after the season.
Mbappe‘s admiration for Real Madrid has been evident since childhood, making them the favorites to secure one of world football’s biggest talents. Since his move to the Parc des Princes in 2018, the France captain has been PSG’s star player.
The 25-year-old is rumored to have reached an agreement with the LaLiga side, the team he nearly joined in 2022.
He is reportedly prepared to accept a significant pay cut upon joining Carlo Ancelotti’s side, as he currently earns an impressive €25 million (£21.4 million) net per season in the French capital. However, neither PSG nor Real Madrid have issued a formal statement confirming the player’s decision.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has already stated that the Los Blancos are very close to signing the 2023 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot winner.
“Knowing that he is leaving PSG, there is a 99 percent chance that Mbappe will sign for Real. But I don’t know if he has already signed,” the La Liga president Tebas told COPE.
The 25-year-old, who is the main man for PSG, has netted 32 goals this season in as many matches thus far.
France President warning from Mbappe
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe met French President Emmanuel Macron & the Emir of Qatari at Elysee Palace for a dinner on Tuesday night. The French president organised a meal on Tuesday in honour of Sheikh Tamim as he also invited Mbappe and PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi to join.
Although Mbappe’s ongoing saga regarding leaving PSG next season was not the topic of the dinner but Macron did have a short word with him when the two met.
Mbappe, who is known for having good relations with the French president, shook Macron’s hands after arriving at the gala dinner as the latter shared his concern over the PSG star’s latest transfer rumours.
“You are going to create more problems for us”, Macron told Mbappe.
Fabrizio Romano posted a snippet of the meeting on Instagram.
Macron has stepped into the club’s matters in the past as per Le Parisien, as he was one of the few who convinced Mbappe to sign his last PSG contract when he was close to joining his dream club Real Madrid.
Luis Enrique planning for life without Mbappe
However, PSG manager Luis Enrique has started planning the club without Mbappe as he took him off in the 65th minute with PSG losing against Rennes. His replacement Goncalo Ramos scored an injury-time penalty to help the club drew the Ligue 1 game.
“It’s very simple, sooner or later, when it happens, we have to get used to playing without Kylian,” Luis Enrique told the post-match press conference.
“When I want him to play, I’ll play him, and when I don’t, same thing,” the Spaniard added.
