Kylian Mbappe agreed to skip $86 million in loyalty bonuses with PSG to move to Real this summer.
According to Le Parisien, Mbappe is determined to move to Real this time. Despite the generous compensation promised by PSG, Mbappe will not renew his contract with the Ligue 1 club. Many Spanish newspapers simultaneously reported that Mbappe had finished negotiating with Real, only waiting to agree on the terms. salary and bonus to complete the contract.
Mbappe has agreed with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi that he will receive a bonus of 86 million USD if he plays for the Parc des Princes team until the end of this season. But according to Le Parisien’s sources, the 25-year-old striker is willing to give up this money in exchange for PSG creating conditions for him to leave in the summer of 2024.
There is not much information about the agreement between Real and Mbappe. But the Spanish press believes that the French striker will not enjoy a higher salary at PSG. Currently, Mbappe receives 77 million USD per year, but current financial difficulties do not allow Real to pay more than this amount.
As for PSG, while waiting for an official talk with Mbappe, the French team is preparing for the future without the 2018 World Cup champion. Al-Khelaifi is looking for possible targets to replace Mbappe. Accordingly, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and AC Milan striker Rafael Leao are the two top targets. PSG also plans to use the 86 million USD bonus that Mbappe missed to buy an additional defender and a midfielder.
Sharing on Le Parisien, Real fans waited for Mbappe to move, but were no longer excited because the deal had taken too long. Angel, a 41-year-old Real fan, said: “Mbappe has wanted to play for Real for a long time. But now we have dulled our feelings towards him. Whether Mbappe comes or not is the same.”
A fan named Isaac prioritized the Madrid derby between Real and Atletico when asked about Mbappe: “There is information about Mbappe signing with Real. But this evening, we will have a match with Atletico. Please talk about this after the match”. In this match, Real let their city rivals hold 1-1 by losing in the third minute of injury time.
Socrates, another Real fan, also did not want to discuss Mbappe because the striker was not decisive in leaving PSG in the past two years. He said: “If Mbappe comes, it will be great. He is one of the three best players in the world right now. But it is very difficult to forget what Mbappe did with us in the past two seasons.”