Real Madrid officially make £160m bid for Kylian Mbappe
PSG could be tempted to cash in on their goal machine in order to balance the books following Messi's arrival, especially with Mbappe's contract expiring next summer.
Sebastian Nkrumah Listowell 
Real Madrid have made a sensational move for Kylian Mbappe - who has reportedly told Paris Saint-Germain he wants to leave.
The Los Blancos have been long-term admirers of the ex-Monaco star, who were said to be mulling a move for the striker after Messi's sensational move.
The France international's future with the Parc des Princes has been up in the air ever since Lionel Messi’s stunning arrival to the French capital.
Now it is understood the La Liga giants have submitted a whopping £160million bid for the World Cup winner.
But that is still less than the £162m PSG paid to sign him from Monaco in 2017 — cementing Mbappe's place as the world’s second-most expensive player behind Neymar.
Confirmed. Real Madrid have made a formal bid for €160m to sign Kylian Mbappé immediatly. NO green light from Paris Saint-Germain yet. ⚪️???????? #Mbappé #RealMadrid
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 24, 2021
Kylian Mbappé has turned down more than three different proposals from PSG to extend the contract. He’s waiting too. pic.twitter.com/cGTAmYVhdb
Real Madrid are confident they will grab him before next Tuesday’s transfer deadline.
Kylian recently snubbed PSG's offer to extend his current deal, which is set to expire next summer.
It is understood the offer from the moneybags club was for five years with the option of a sixth and a significant pay rise.
But it would still leave the forward third in the salary ranks behind new summer signing Lionel Messi and Brazilian striker Neymar.
And he's said to have informed the PSG brass that he wishes to move on to pastures new.
PSG could be tempted to cash in on their goal machine in order to balance the books following Messi's arrival, especially with Mbappe's contract expiring next summer.
But the Ligue 1 giant's president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, believes Mbappe has no reason not to prolong his stay with the club.
"I think everybody knows the future of Kylian, people from Paris and the players, he’s a competitive player, he wants to win, to win trophies, he’s said it in public.
"He said he wants a competitive team and I think we’ve got the most competitive team in the world, so there’s no excuse for him now if it comes to anything else but staying," Al-Khelaifi said.
PSG fans will be hoping Mbappe opts to stay and play alongside Messi, who is relishing the opportunity to line up with the Frenchman and his old Barcelona teammate Neymar.
