Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez ‘tells players in the dressing room that Kylian Mbappe will NOT be joining the club’ after France superstar receives ‘almost identical’ offers from PSG and LaLiga champions
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez entered the dressing room after the Liga champions’ final game of the season to tell their players that Kylian Mbappe will not be joining them, according to a report.
The Champions League finalists failed with a final bid of £154million for the Ligue 1 top scorer at the end of the last summer transfer window, leading to a season of speculation that Mbappe would move to Madrid when his contract expires this summer.
Mbappe’s mother, Fayza Lamari, said on Friday that the 23-year-old had concluded discussions with both clubs over ‘almost identical’ offers.
Out-of-contract Kylian Mbappe (left) has been persistently linked with a switch to Real Madrid
Club president Florentino Perez (right) has reportedly said that Mbappe is not joining Madrid
Perez informed Carlo Ancelotti’s squad that Mbappe is not Madrid-bound following their goalless draw at the Bernabeu against Real Betis on Friday, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague has claimed to have been told by a source.
The journalist and presenter appeared to suggest that Madrid and PSG were both willing to pay Mbappe a signing on fee of €150million – around £126.7million – alongside wages and bonuses.
A report on Thursday said that the French champions had offered Mbappe £4million a month and ‘complete control’ of the club’s sporting project.
The 2018 World Cup winner was cagey about his future on Sunday amid claims that he was on the verge of joining Madrid on a five-year deal.
Mbappe was named as Ligue 1’s finest player in a ceremony featuring Thierry Henry this week