It’s (supposedly) official: Kylian Mbappé has signed his new contract with Real Madrid.
Three years after initial transfer rumors emerged and four months after announcing his intentions to leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Mbappé, 25, has signed the paperwork for his free transfer to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). turns on club, according various reports.
Real Madrid’s formal announcement will take place later this week. The change will be made official on July 1st, when the La Liga transfer window opens.
European football’s worst-kept secret for months came to an end just one day after Real Madrid defeated Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League final. The victory extended the club’s record to 15 titles in the international club tournament. No other team has more than seven.
“It’s the one thing we’re perhaps missing, in terms of that clinical (attacking) 9,” Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham said after the final. “If [Mbappé] If he came and gave us that, we would be in a very, very good place. He would take us to another level.”
Mbappé becomes the third international football star to leave PSG in the last two years. Argentine striker Lionel Messi joined MLS club Inter Miami last summer after two seasons in Ligue 1, and Brazilian striker Neymar left for the Saudi Pro League in August after six years at PSG.
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Kylian Mbappé contract
Mbappé signed a contract extension with PSG in May 2022 after initial speculation that he would leave for Real Madrid.
According to The Athletic, his current contract pays €200 million ($215 million) per year and includes a 12-month extension clause that only the striker could exercise. The deadline to do so expired at the end of July 2023.
Mbappé declared his intention to leave PSG in February after deciding not to renew his contract with the Ligue 1 club. The club will now lose their star striker on a free transfer once his contract expires on June 30 after reportedly rejecting an offer €200 million transfer fee from Madrid in 2021.
Mbappé’s new contract, according to BBC Sport, is for five years until the 2028-29 season. He will earn 15 million euros ($16.3 million) per season, with a signing bonus of 150 million euros ($163.9 million) to be paid over the next five years.
According to insider Fabrizio Romano, the deal costs less money than the club initially offered in 2022 and more in line with what other Real Madrid stars like Bellingham and Vinicius Junior receive. It also includes bonuses for winning prizes and a percentage of your image rights, says Romano.
Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid.
The contract, the plan for other stars, the salary, *that* connection with Florentino Pérez and much more. pic.twitter.com/wYycV38HjI
—Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 2, 2024
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How signing Mbappé will affect Real Madrid
Romano included in his report that many players are very excited about signing Mbappé after years of trying. He said the 2023-24 La Liga champions have long trusted the process of those in charge to keep the club in a position to “win every competition, to be competitive in every trophy”.
Real Madrid also had other contractual news on Sunday: Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić will sign a new contract to stay with Los Blancos next week.
“Modrić didn’t care about money, he rejected two big proposals,” Romano wrote in his report.
This statement, if true, further reflects the players’ trust in Real Madrid club directors.
Luka Modrić remains at Real Madrid as he will sign a new contract next week – here we go, confirmed.
The final Florentino Pérez meeting will be exactly as expected: put pen to paper, take photos and then announce.
Modrić didn’t care about money, he rejected two big offers. pic.twitter.com/SPadzGYYkz
—Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 2, 2024
Real Madrid winger Rodrygo sparked speculation about a possible intention to leave the club, as he did not rule out leaving before the Champions League final. The Brazilian was linked with Liverpool ahead of the summer transfer window, but shut down all rumors after the game.
“Of course I will stay at Real Madrid. Why should I leave? I will stay,” he told reporters.
It is unclear to what extent Modrić and Rodrygo’s decisions were affected by the club’s decision to sign Mbappé. It appears that this hasn’t hurt Real Madrid, even if Rodrygo could miss playing time following the French striker’s arrival.
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Kylian Mbappé’s final year at PSG
Mbappé scored 27 goals and added seven assists in 24 matches for PSG last season. In total, he scored 256 goals in 308 appearances for the French club over his seven years there.
PSG completed the French domestic treble with a victory in Mbappé’s last game with the team: the French Cup final. The club also won Ligue 1 – for the third year in a row and the sixth time in Mbappé’s seven years – and the French Super Cup during the 2023-24 season.
The French club failed to advance to the Champions League final this year after losing to runners-up Dortmund in the semi-final with a 2-0 aggregate score. PSG advanced to their first Champions League final in 2020, but lost to Bayern Munich. The club never won the tournament during Mbappé’s time there.
This article originally appeared in USA TODAY: Kylian Mbappé transfer news: PSG to Real Madrid transfer complete
