Real Madrid’s protracted pursuit of Kylian Mbappe appears to be over, for now at least, after the World Cup winner decided to renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain.
The French star has performed a stunning U-turn on his decision to leave Parc des Princes from last summer by signing a new three-year deal with the Ligue 1 champions. Reports suggest the 23-year-old’s new deal is worth around £650,000-a-week in wages with an extraordinary €150million (£127m) signing-on fee, in addition to image rights being handed over to the forward.
Mbappe’s rejection will deal a hammer blow to the Champions League finalists’ plans, with Real chasing Mbappe for the better part of a year after seeing bids of €180m (£152m) and €200m (£169m) turned down in 2021. But all is not lost — Mirror Football assesses six other targets Carlo Ancelotti and Florentino Perez could consider after the brutal snub.
