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Published 13:09 13 Sept 2020 BST
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Real Madrid have been long term admirers of Mbappe, with Zinedine Zidane name-checking him, as well as Paul Pogba, as the player he wants to bring in to spearhead a new project at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid have financial troubles of their own though, with ongoing stadium works and big names like Gareth Bale still on the wage bill, it won't be an easy transfer to pull off.
Mbappé will still have two years left on his contract by the time next summer comes around too, when Neymar will be 29. Whether PSG would be willing to sell their most promising player just as their record signing reaches the end of his peak is hard to predict.
The club do not want to lose the 21-year-old, who has scored 77 goals in 102 league and Champions League games since his arrival, and have made numerous new offers to Mbappé on significantly better financial terms.
But it appears Mbappé will not be swayed by a sweeter offer, demonstrated by his formal communication to PSG - nice and early, take note Leo - that he wants to move on. The question now is, can anyone afford him?
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