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Tom Victor

Kylian Mbappe and six other memorable transfer U-turns - and what happened next

Kylian Mbappe will be a Paris Saint-Germain player next season after making the stunning decision to stay at the Parc des Princes - and the France star is in good company having had a drastic change of heart.

The former Monaco forward was the subject of a big-money bid from Real Madrid in 2021 - one which PSG turned down - but had been expected to move to the Santiago Bernabeu on a free transfer with his contract expiring this summer. Instead, though, he agreed a three-year extension which will earn him huge money for staying with his hometown club.

Mbappe is far from the first footballer to make a U-turn on what could have been a huge move. Here, Mirror Football looks at some other notable examples from recent years while shedding light on what happened next for those who made a similar call in the past.

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