On December 31, Kylian Mbappe will enter the final six months of his current contract with Paris Saint-Germain.
At this point, clubs outside of France will be able to hold talks directly with Mbappe and even sign a pre-contract agreement that will take effect next summer.
Real Madrid has long been seen as Mbappe’s most likely destination but recent reports in Spain claim that interest has cooled slightly.
This could reopen the door to Liverpool – another of Mbappe’s long-term admirers.
Should Mbappe reject a new deal with PSG and leave after his current contract expires on June 30 next year then he will move on a free transfer.
That just means that PSG will not receive a transfer fee. In reality, signing Mbappe would be far from ‘free’.
According to AS, Mbappe is demanding a signing-on fee in the region of €100m ($108.5m), as well as a salary of €35m ($38m) per year.
Mbappe’s salary demands are reported what he wants after tax. Therefore, it would effectively cost his next club closer to €60m ($65m) per year to meet those demands.
The most recent contract signed by Mbappe with PSG was for two years.