Kylian Mbappe has finally made a decision on his Paris Saint-Germain future and has communicated it to the club.
Mbappe is a free agent in the summer and has been heavily linked with Real Madrid and Liverpool.
Rumours have been swirling and now David Ornstein of The Athletic is claiming the Frenchman has told his employers of his desire to move on to pastures new.
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Details of his departure are yet to be agreed but an official announcement is expected to arrive in the coming months once all terms have been finalised.
Following the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, Mbappe is PSG's top earner by some distance.
His exit is set to save PSG around €200 million per year. With his contract nearing expiration, Mbappe has been free to speak to foreign clubs since 1 January and Madrid would appear to be his most likely next destination.
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He was extremely close to signing for the 14-time European champions a couple of years back.
But Mbappe performed a major U-turn and ended up signing a new contract extension with PSG in May 2022.
The World Cup winner held up a shirt which indicated that he had penned a three-year deal which would keep him at the Parc des Princes until 2025.
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However, it later emerged that it was actually only a two-year deal with the option of a third.
Only Mbappe had the power to trigger the 12-month extension but he did not do so before the July 31 deadline.
There were reports that PSG were still trying to find a way to keep Mbappe at the club by offering him a deal which would have seen him earn a whopping £86 million per year.
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Meanwhile, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said he and Mbappe have a gentleman's agreement but refused to disclose details.
Topics: Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid
Josh Lawless