As the two sides continue to work to secure a box office transfer, Real Madrid would have sweetened their bid at Paris Saint-Germain for star striker Kylian Mbappé.
According to various sources, including Julien Laurens and Rodrigo Faez, of ESPN, the whole of the League has raised its bid for Mbappé to 180 million euros ($ 212 million) and Real Madrid is optimistic that it can be reached to an agreement. The offer includes supplements worth 10 million euros.
PSG have not yet rejected the offer, which has increased since the initial offer of 160 million euros ($ 188.1 million), but want to keep the 22-year-old as part of a attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Neymar. Mbappé’s contract will expire in June 2022. The summer transfer deadline is August 31st.
Since joining PSG on loan in 2017 and signing a year later for 180 million euros, Mbappé has scored 133 goals and 63 assists in 174 games, emerging as one of the best young players in the world. He has won three Ligue 1 titles and a World Cup with France.
On Thursday, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi declared the team’s desire to keep its star player and said the club has been direct with Mbappé in his position: “I think our position is very clear, since [sporting director] Leonardo said yesterday. For Kylian, our position has not changed. Everyone knows it, Kylian knows it. Our position is very clear and honest. “
It now appears, however, that the French side will eventually agree to a deal and avoid losing it as a free agent in less than a year.
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