Leaving PSG Soon, Will Kylian Mbappe Wear Madrid Uniform Next Week?

PSG player who is the target of Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe. (Photo: Instagram @k.mbappe)

JAKARTA – Kylian Mbappe is reportedly getting closer to joining Real Madrid. The Paris Saint-Germain player is reportedly set to make his official move to the Spanish giants next week, Marca reports.

Los Blancos' interest in signing the France international has been going on since last summer. He has indeed become the main target of Madrid president Florentino Perez.

However, that effort always failed because PSG owner, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, did not heed Madrid's offer.

However, in recent days negotiations between PSG and Madrid have reportedly started to improve. Both parties have reportedly decided on Friday next week to realize the transfer of Mbappe.

With these negotiations, the possibility of Mbappe in the Los Blancos uniform is increasingly open. The agreement is predicted to be carried out soon and there is no need to wait until this season is completed.

Actually, since January 1, Madrid has had the opportunity to sign Mbappe for free after he became a free transfer player on June 30. However, again Madrid's efforts failed.

PSG's failure to qualify from the last 16 of the Champions League this season is said to be one of the key times for the player's transfer process. Interestingly, PSG thwarted Madrid.

Reportedly, when the two teams clashed in Europe's elite competition, Mbappe specifically asked Madrid not to take a single step until the second leg match was over. This was done to prevent the situation from becoming more complicated than before.

Mbappe's transfer process became clearer after Madrid made a statement. In a statement, they said the 23-year-old was deeply distressed.

He is faced with the choice of signing a contract extension with his current club or realizing his childhood dream as a player for the club based at the Santiago Bernabeu.

At the same time, Madrid is also making a new statement about the international football landscape. They said that they are currently suspending other transfer processes in order to focus on signing the former AS Monaco player.

If he joins Madrid, Mbappe will receive a transfer fee of around 60 million euros (IDR 938 billion) or 80 million euros (IDR 1.2 trillion). He will also receive a salary of around 25 million euros per season (IDR 390 billion) after taxes.