The BBC reported on the 21st (Korea time) that "Mbappe has agreed to join Real Madrid in the summer."
The BBC said: "Mbappe has said he will leave the team when his contract expires in June. He is yet to sign a deal and if the two clubs are unable to meet in the European Champions League, the deal could be announced."
"Mbappe will receive 15 million euros (about 21 billion won) in annual salary with a five-year contract with Real, and 150 million euros (about 210 billion won) as a down payment," he explained. "In addition, portrait rights will be guaranteed."
Mbappe's transfer contract size falls short of the level proposed by Real in 2022, but it is expected to be considered the largest FA contract ever considering Mbappe's transfer to a free contract. The annual salary is smaller than what he was receiving at PSG, but it is 1.3 times larger than the 9.8 million pounds (about 16 billion won) that Tottenham captain Son Heung-min is receiving. Considering additional income or down payment, it does not seem easy to compare with the salary that Son Heung-min receives.
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon welcomed the news of Mbappe's move, saying on the BBC, "Mbappe is one of the players that everyone wants to have on his side. He is an amazing player. For him, a transfer to Real will be fantastic, and all Real fans want to see him play for the Bernabeu."
Mbappe has recently announced to his club that he will move out of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and plans to conclude his journey with PSG after this season. RMC Sports of France said, "Mbappe will leave PSG to his teammates during a training session ahead of the match against Nantes. All the PSG players attended the meeting, and the speech was short-lived. The team members supported Mbappe's move, which was not very surprising."
It was a predicted transfer. As the news of Mbappe's transfer to Real has already spread since 2022, the possibility of his departure from PSG has been predicted. PSG, which had originally held on to Mbappe, who was shaken by Real's offer, and stayed ahead of the 2022-2023 season, planned to sell Mbappe ahead of this season, but Mbappe said he would leave the team on a free contract.
PSG is in the opposite position. Originally, PSG kept holding on to Mbappe, who was shaken by Real's offer ahead of the 2022-2023 season, but in this transfer window, when Mbappe said he had no intention of extending his contract, he immediately implemented the sale plan.
Mbappe, however, remained firm. He maintained his intention to transfer to Saudi Arabia only with a free contract. According to Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the transfer market in European soccer, Al-Hilal, a Saudi Arabian team, reportedly offered 300 million euros (425.5 billion won) for Mbappe's transfer fee and 700 million euros (720,000 dollars) for his annual salary. However, Mbappe refused to even negotiate and chose not to go to Saudi Arabia.
Afterwards, Barcelona even rejected the offer. Spanish media Marca said, 'Barcelona had decided to try a huge bomb offer to sign Mbappe. They were confident that they could make use of their most valuable assets when they could not afford it financially. Barcelona reportedly put Usman Dembele, Pablo Garvey, and Hafina on the negotiating table,' adding that Barcelona had handed over an offer including Gavi, the team's top prospect, in lieu of a fee to bring Mbappe from PSG, which was immediately rejected by Mbappe. In the end, the remaining destination was Real, but Real were not enthusiastic about the idea of signing him on a free contract after the 2023-2024 season, and PSG was even more frustrated.
It was even claimed that Neymar was sent out to keep Mbappe in the club. France's West France stated, 'Mbappe had a special day. He returned to training. He resumed training with the team, which was made possible by Mbappe and his family reconciling with PSG management. It is apparent that the two groups now want to go in the same direction. According to the news, discussions on reconciliation started before the Loriang match. The two groups responded positively, and Mbappe also expressed his willingness to leave PSG on a free contract in any case.'
"PSG's announcement that it wants to push for potential transfers to Neymar and Berati and no longer be together is a strong move for Mbappe. Discussions with the chairman were also positive," he added, adding that Neymar's release was crucial.
Neymar left Barcelona for PSG in 2017 with a transfer fee of 222 million euros. Since then, Neymar has emerged as the iconic star of PSG and played as the ace in his team, appearing in 173 games with 118 goals and 77 assists. However, it did not match Mbappe. Mbappe caused a big stir when news spread that he demanded that General Manager Luis Campos promise to release Neymar right after the opening of the 2022-2023 season.
At the time, French media said, "With the release of Neymar, General Manager Campos promised Mbappe that he would let him play freely in the attacking situation," adding, "To that end, he said he would recruit a type of striker such as Olivier Giroud or Gianluca Scamacca." There was also a rumor of discord. As news spread that Neymar wanted to release Neymar, there was an awkward atmosphere between Mbappe and Neymar. In the match after the rumor of discord, Neymar scored a penalty kick, but when Mbappe missed the scoring opportunity, a fan wrote, "Mbappe should no longer kick a penalty," and many responded that Neymar's relationship may have already been broken as he pressed "like" on the post.
PSG initially opposed Mbappe's free-agent transfer, but after the opening of this season, he succeeded in a dramatic reconciliation with Mbappe and was reportedly negotiating with Mbappe over a contract renewal or bonus waiver. 토토사이트 순위
As the winter transfer window passed and it was clear that Mbappe would leave the team on a free contract, news of his imminent trip to Real poured in.