The French World Cup winner hinted that his future may lie elsewhere when he revealed at the end of last season that he wants more responsibility at PSG or “maybe somewhere else”. The Ligue 1 champions are loath to lose the 20-year-old ahead of the 2019/20 campaign, but they could find it difficult to hold on to him for any longer than year. However, Mbappe will probably need to submit a formal transfer request in order to seal a move to Madrid. The former Monaco forward has spoken of his admiration for los Blancos in the past, and Zinedine Zidane’s return as manager will surely boost their chances of landing the hottest prospect in football. Mbappe scored 39 goals in 43 appearances in all competitions last term, but PSG failed to win three of the four tournaments they competed in. READ MORE Jadon Sancho: Where next for England’s once-in-a-generation star? 8 players who turned down major transfer moves Real Madrid prepared to smash world-record transfer fee for Ligue 1 star French media think they know when Kylian Mbappe will join Real Madrid Real Madrid prepared to spend world-record fee on their top transfer target Jardim: Shinpads protect Mbappe from transfer rumours Arsenal on red alert as Atletico Madrid target defender Tottenham want this Real Madrid player included in Christian Eriksen deal Hurt Henderson has no excuses and says: “We let the country down” Chelsea forward set to snub Chinese interest to stay at Stamford Bridge Matthijs de Ligt has decided which club to join this summer – report Liverpool defender ‘wants to quit’ and join Crystal Palace this summer – report Manchester United set to be beaten to £65m star by rivals as ‘medical pencilled in’ Unai Emery presses Arsenal to splash the cash on £35m PSG star 8 players who turned down major transfer moves Jadon Sancho: Where next for England’s once-in-a-generation star?
Kylian Mbappe will stay at PSG – but this club hope to sign him next summer
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