Kylian Mbappe asking price raised to £178m amid Real Madrid and Barcelona transfer rumours
Still only 18 years old, Mbappe is regarded as one of the most exciting
young talents seen for many years, and has been tipped to smash the
world transfer record if he moves this summer.
Real Madrid have long looked the most likely to snap up the youngster, but there has also been ongoing interest from the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.
MONACO are in danger of pricing Kylian Mbappe out of a move this summer after bumping his asking price up to £178million (RM1 billion).
The Daily Mail reported that the Ligue One champions have made the move because they hope Barcelona will join the race to sign Mbappe once they have their £196m windfall from the sale of Neymar.
The summer saga of the Brazilian’s move to Paris Saint Germain could be concluded as early as Tuesday and that could have a direct impact on the future of Monaco's 18-year-old forward.
Real Madrid made it known last week they were prepared to pay a fee of around £145m for Mbappe rising to £160m over the course of his first contract. And Manchester City were willing to throw similar resources behind a bid.
Madrid’s bid was the larger of the two but Mbappe continues to be worried that his development will be stifled at Madrid and has been swayed by the prospect of the team being built around him at City under Pep Guardiola.
Neither Manchester City or Real Madrid are willing to pay such a figure for a player who has just 50 top-flight games under his belt and are waiting to see how the Neymar saga concludes and what Barca do next.
With Barcelona at risk of losing Neymar in a £197m move to PSG, Monaco reportedly hope they can tempt the Catalan giants into hijacking Real’s move for their star player.
According to the Daily Mail, they have also raised Mbappe’s asking price as they believe Barca may be better placed to pay a higher fee due to the likely sale of Neymar. While it had been thought City would match Real’s bid of £161m, it now looks increasingly likely that Premier League clubs are out of the running due to the sheer scale of money involved.
Real Madrid have long looked the most likely to snap up the youngster, but there has also been ongoing interest from the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.
MONACO are in danger of pricing Kylian Mbappe out of a move this summer after bumping his asking price up to £178million (RM1 billion).
The Daily Mail reported that the Ligue One champions have made the move because they hope Barcelona will join the race to sign Mbappe once they have their £196m windfall from the sale of Neymar.
The summer saga of the Brazilian’s move to Paris Saint Germain could be concluded as early as Tuesday and that could have a direct impact on the future of Monaco's 18-year-old forward.
Real Madrid made it known last week they were prepared to pay a fee of around £145m for Mbappe rising to £160m over the course of his first contract. And Manchester City were willing to throw similar resources behind a bid.
Madrid’s bid was the larger of the two but Mbappe continues to be worried that his development will be stifled at Madrid and has been swayed by the prospect of the team being built around him at City under Pep Guardiola.
Neither Manchester City or Real Madrid are willing to pay such a figure for a player who has just 50 top-flight games under his belt and are waiting to see how the Neymar saga concludes and what Barca do next.
With Barcelona at risk of losing Neymar in a £197m move to PSG, Monaco reportedly hope they can tempt the Catalan giants into hijacking Real’s move for their star player.
According to the Daily Mail, they have also raised Mbappe’s asking price as they believe Barca may be better placed to pay a higher fee due to the likely sale of Neymar. While it had been thought City would match Real’s bid of £161m, it now looks increasingly likely that Premier League clubs are out of the running due to the sheer scale of money involved.
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