‘I’m happy here French says forward, Kylian Mbappe has agreed to sign a new three-year deal to stay at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) ahead of next season.
Mbappe is set to bank an enormous signing-on fee said to be worth €100 million and earn close to €1 million a week in wages, making him the highest paid player on the planet.
The 23-year-old, whose current contract is due to expire on June 30, had been widely expected to leave the Ligue 1 champions at the end of the season and join Real Madrid.
The World Cup winner, who joined PSG from Monaco for €180m in 2017, was on course to leave the club on a free transfer upon the expiry of his existing deal.
Real – who were willing to pay €230m to sign the forward on Deadline Day last summer – were ready to give Mbappe a signing-on fee of £110m and wages of £20m-a-year after tax. Their total investment would have been about £300m.
Mbappe grew up supporting Real and says it has always been his dream to play for them. He still wants to play for them one day.
His signature is a coup for PSG’s Qatari owners, with hopes he can be one of the faces of the World Cup in the country this winter.
Meanwhile, Mbappe says he is ‘happy to continue the adventure’ at PSG after snubbing Real Madrid to sign a new three-year deal in the French capital.
One of the biggest transfers sagas in recent memory drew to a close on Saturday night with confirmation of Mbappe’s new deal.