Kylian Mbappé - £161 Mill to Real Madrid

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Kylian Mbappé is 18 years old

 

Real Madrid closing in on £161m world record deal for Monaco’s Kylian Mbappé

 

• Monaco deny agreement for forward has been reached

• Mbappé would join on a six-year deal worth around €7m a season

 

Sid Lowe

@sidlowe

Tuesday 25 July 2017 13.07 BST Last modified on Tuesday 25 July 2017 13.14 BST

 

Real Madrid believe that they are close to smashing the transfer world record for the 18-year-old France striker Kylian Mbappé, after reportedly reaching the basis of an agreement with AS Monaco that would see him head to the Santiago Bernabéu for a total fee of €180m (£161m). Monaco, though, have denied that they have agreed to the transfer.

 

The Spanish newspaper Marca reported that Madrid and Monaco had agreed, in principle, a worth €160m plus a further €20m in objectives. Although Monaco denied that to the French newspaper Nice Matin, sources at the Spanish club insist that are optimistic that a definitive deal is close. Mbappé would join on a six-year deal worth around €7m a year.

 

Madrid have raised over €100m in sales this summer, with Álvaro Morata joining Chelsea and Danilo signing for Manchester City, while James Rodríguez has gone to Bayern Munich on loan. If the deal is finalised, it would mean that Monaco, who reached last year’s Champions League semi-final, have made more than £300m in transfers. Among the 13 players who have already departed are Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy who joined City for £43.6m and £52m respectively, and Tiemoué Bakayoko cost Chelsea £39.7m,

 

Zinedine Zidane admitted that he was a striker short following Morata’s departure, only to insist the next day that he was not requesting any signings. He did, though, add: “Anything can happen between now and 31 August”.

 

It is not so much Morata’s departure that made Mbappé a target though; indeed, Morata’s determination to depart was based, in part, on the belief that not only did he have Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema ahead of him but that a move for the Monaco striker would follow. Florentino Pérez, the Madrid president, has made little secret of his liking for the Frenchman.

 

Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Arsenal had all expressed an interest in the player, whose father has been handling negotiations. Although Mbappé’s preference was Real Madrid, the club he supports, there were doubts about the opportunities he would be given at the Bernabéu, despite assurances that he would play. He had been told that there would be departures that would facilitate his involvement as they sought to convince him.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/25/real-madrid-kylian-mbappe-monaco-world-record

[StuGers 477]

I find it hard to believe that someone who will become the world's most expensive player would "only" be on £135k / week.

[Scott7 5,245]

"Kylian", eh?

 

Is that the County Cork Mbappes or the Killarney ones?

[the gunslinger 3,366]

They mean dembelle surely.

 

 

[MacK1950 2,250]

The football world has gone mad:brick:

[Gribz 743]

Daniel Levy says the current spending is unsustainable and I agree. There could be some car crashes ahead. The worlds economy is not in a good shape yet clubs are just throwing multi millions around.

 

160m for Mbappe is crazy, Arsenal could have got him for 500k a year ago.

[Crimson Dynamo 128]

I honestly wonder at what point fans will say enough.

 

There are so many players that go for ridiculous fees on the back of, half a good season or some cases they scored a good goal.