Mbappe ‘already signed contract’ with Real Madrid — Report

Kylian Mbappe, a Paris Saint-Germain star, has signed a two-week-old deal to join Real Madrid on July 1.

According to a Monday post in Spanish publication MARCA, the French striker has already signed a 5-year contract with the Spanish giants, which will begin on July 1.

The 25-year-old’s move to the Bernabeu has been one of the most drawn-out transfer tales in recent years. When Mbappé initially emerged on the forefront as a teenager at Monaco in 2017, Real Madrid became interested in him.

On February 15, Mbappe informed Paris Saint-Germain authorities that he intended to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season, according to a source close to the Ligue 1 winners.

The 25-year-old, who joined PSG from Monaco in 2017, had his contract extended from 2022 to 2024 but declined to activate a condition that would have allowed him to stay another year.

Mbappe has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid, and according to a source close to the situation, he has already begun talks with the Spanish club.

“The terms of the departure have yet to be fully agreed,” the source added, adding that the club and Mbappe will release an official statement “when everything is finalised in the next few months.”

However, MARCA’s magazine on Monday stated, “Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid have an agreement, signed two weeks ago, and as of July 1, the French striker will become a brand new player of the white team, as MARCA has been able to confirm.”

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“When the player met with PSG last Tuesday to inform them that he would be going on June 30, he requested that no further contract offers be made.

“The reason was that he had already signed the contract that would bind him to Real Madrid for five years, as had been suspected in Paris for some time.

“At that point, PSG was already more interested in its star player fulfilling the commitment agreed in the summer to waive a very significant amount, the third installment of the loyalty bonus, to allow him to rejoin the first team.”

Even though PSG and Real Madrid have yet to make any formal comments on the player, there are still questions about his future prospects.