France captain Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain officials that he intends to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season, a source close to the Ligue 1 champions said on Thursday.
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The 25-year-old, who arrived in Paris from Monaco in 2017, had extended his contract from 2022 to 2024 but last summer refused to activate a clause that would have allowed him to stay at PSG for another year.
According to people familiar with the matter, Mbappe has begun negotiations with the Spanish giants.
“The terms of the departure have not yet been fully agreed,” the source said, adding that the club and Mbappe will make a formal statement “once everything is finalized in the coming months.”
PSG declined to comment when contacted by AFP.
Mbappe is set to leave PSG on a free transfer, but the blow to the club will be softened by a deal they struck last summer that would have required the player to give up around €60-70m in bonuses (€65.6m to $76.6 million).
After seven seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappe, the club’s all-time top scorer, appears to be on the verge of a move to Real Madrid, the club he has dreamed of since childhood.
Real Madrid have made no secret of their desire to bring him to the Bernabeu. Club president Florentino Perez considered signing him in 2019, 2021 and 2022, but was rejected each time.
For PSG, the departures of their main stars mark the beginning of a new era of uncertainty, a year after the exits of Neymar and Lionel Messi.
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(AFP)