Kylian Mbappe's move to PSG is yet to be made official, and though some French outlets are reporting that a total agreement between Monaco and PSG is yet to be reached because of a few details to iron out, it is expected to go through before tonight's transfer deadline.
It's certainly not your ordinary transfer, given that the 18-year old is joining Monaco's title rivals PSG on loan before a £166 million move goes through next season so PSG are able to get around Financial Fair Play, having already splashed out a world-record fee of £198 million to land Neymar.
And reports say that a rather bizarre clause has been placed in the prodigy's contract, with Le Parisien reporting that there is a way, albeit near impossible, that Mbappe's move to PSG does not become permanent.
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The deal has been described as a loan with an "obligation to buy" but the talk is that, strangely, if PSG are relegated from the French top-flight, the £166 million signing next summer won't take place and Mbappe would return to the Stade Louis II on July 1 2018.
Unai Emery's side are of course never getting relegated in a million years, and pigs would really need to fly for it to happen. But it's still incredibly weird on Monaco's part.
In terms of the latest on Mbappe to PSG, PSG and France international Adrien Rabiot, as well as Les Bleus boss Didier Deschamps, have both confirmed the youngster's transfer to the French capital.
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But as aforementioned above, the deal is not completely over the line just yet, with L'Equipe and RMC,via GFFN, reporting that a couple of problems, in relation to technicalities and paperwork, are holding the deal up.
However the belief is that the small details aren't enough to thwart the transfer completely, Last night, Canal +, via GFFN, noted that an announcement should come after France host a World Cup qualifier with Netherlands tonight.
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Mbappe cemented his place as one of the top talents in world football after scoring 26 goals in 44 appearances last season, helping Monaco to their first French League title in 17 years as well as playing a key role in the Monte Carlo club's entertaining run to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Should his move to PSG go ahead as expected, he will join an already deadly forward line at PSG. Edinson Cavani hit 49 goals in 50 games last term, while Neymar has already been ripping up Ligue One by scoring three goals in four games this season.
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