Mbappe to join Real Madrid at end of season: Reports
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The 2018 World Cup winner joined PSG as a 17-year-old in 2017 from AS Monaco
PARIS (Reuters/Web Desk) – France captain Kylian Mbappe will join LaLiga giants Real Madrid when his contract with Paris St Germain (PSG) finishes at the end of the season, Le Parisien and ESPN reported on Saturday.
Mbappe said last year he would not renew his contract at the Ligue 1 side when it expired at the end of the 2023-24 campaign, allowing him to move on to another club on a free transfer.
French newspaper Le Parisien and ESPN, citing sources, said the 25-year-old striker would announce a pre-contract agreement with the 14-times European champions next week.
Media reports last September said Mbappe had agreed to forego loyalty bonuses worth up to 100 million euros ($107.84 million) to leave PSG as a free agent.
Last year, the 25-year-old said he would not renew his contract at PSG, which expires at the end of the 2023-24 season when he could leave Paris for free. He is now free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a new club.
The 2018 World Cup winner joined PSG as a 17-year-old in 2017 from AS Monaco, where he has since become the club’s all-time leading scorer, and led the French side to five league titles.
Mbappe was heavily linked with a move to Real in 2022 but announced a contract extension with PSG just weeks before the transfer window opened.
The superstar striker is considered peerless on the pitch and regarded as such a symbol of French excellence. When rumours of his departure for Madrid swirled in 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron phoned him and urged him to stay.
