Kylian Mbappe has performed a career U-turn, reportedly agreeing in principle to stay at Paris Saint-Germain rather than move to Real Madrid. The striker appeared intent on sealing a move to the Bernabeu this summer but is now set to remain in the French capital for another three years.
Mbappe has scored 25 goals and provided 19 assists in Ligue 1 this season so it is easy to see why the likes of Madrid are so eager to sign him this summer. He was signed by PSG in the summer of 2018 for £130million following a season on loan from Monaco and the French giants will be desperate not to lose him on a free transfer.
As such, the Qatari-backed club have made Mbappe an astronomical offer that could have a similar inflationary effect on the world of football as Neymar's transfer to the club did back in 2017. It could even leave the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham feeling the effects for years to come.
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Back in the summer of 2017, Antonio Conte spoke of the impact Neymar's transfer had had on Chelsea's own transfer business. Alvaro Morata had just arrived for a club-record £70million and the Italian appeared resigned to the fact that this was the new normal.
"It is a difficult topic. Neymar is one of the best players in the world, all these types of players finish their career in the same team or they change," Conte said at the time.
"We must be ready to accept this type of money. For a normal player it is £40million-£50million, for a top player you have to spend this type of money. It is an impressive amount of money, if PSG are able to do this then why not?"
The new deal tabled by PSG for Mbappe will reportedly see him paid £21million-per-year. But Mbappe will not only earn millions each year, he will also reportedly be paid a signing-on bonus of £85.1million. It is yet to be officially confirmed but now appears to be a matter of time.
If the new contract were to be signed, it could leave similarly sought after players with the power to demand similarly outlandish terms when signing for their new clubs. If that were to be the case, it would undoubtedly be felt at Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal.
