Kylian Mbappe is once again at the centre of transfer speculations as his contract with PSG stands to expire in four months, with Real Madrid said to be primed to snap him up.
However, given the fact that he would be available for free in the summer meant that several other clubs showed interest in the 25-year-old superstar.
But now, according to reports in England, as relayed by SPORT, both Liverpool and Arsenal are understood to have dropped out of the race to sign Mbappe in the summer.
It is claimed that both the Premier League heavyweights tried to undertake the signing of the 25-year-old World Cup winner in the summer, given that he would be available for free.
However, the wages that would be needed to sign Mbappe would break their salary structure. And as such, both Liverpool and Arsenal have decided not to go down that route, leaving the path clear for Real Madrid
Over the past few days, it has been claimed that Real Madrid have been growing more and more confident about their chances of signing Mbappe from PSG.
But the aforementioned report states that the wages being offered by Los Blancos are still some way off of what the 2018 World Cup winner is expecting.
Despite that, there is a positive feeling that the deal will be struck in the coming weeks and an announcement could be made soon, rather than delaying it until the end of the season.
Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid. The words the football world has seen headline all major media outlets are back once more, this time with renewed energy.
It is not the first time that Los Blancos have pushed for the Frenchman’s signing. Mbappe has come close to making the big-money move on several occasions now but has regularly backed out at the nth minute for a multitude.
