Monaco have denied agreeing any deal with Real Madrid for their 18
year old attacker Kylian Mbappe.
Madrid based sport publication Marca had carried a report that both
clubs had reached an agreement for a fee of £160m. But the French
champions have rejected that report.
Kylian Mbappe has been the subject of interest from a host of Europe's
leading clubs after his breakthrough 2016/2017 season. scoring 26
goals in his debut season for Monaco as the minicipality side rode to
the French league title as well as reaching the semi finals of the
Uefa champions league.
It was his display in the knock-out rounds of that competition that
caught the eye of top clubs' in Europe.
Last week, Monaco released a statement accusing a host of Europe's
leading clubs for an illegal approach for Kylian Mbappe thereby
breaching Uefa and Fifa regulations. With a threat to report those
clubs to Fifa.
That statement came after the speculation surrounding him seem to have
cooled down.
With this latest denial of a deal being reached, there is still some
iron in the fire as far as the future of Mbappe is concerned.
Monaco might not be keen to sell after recouping €173m from the sales
of Bernardo Silva, Benjamin Mendy and Bakayoko to Manchester City and
Chelsea respectively. This is without other players that have been
sold for less.
Real Madrid have funds to throw around after selling Alvaro Morata for £60m.
The story keeps developing, but the smart money is on Kylian Mbappe
staying in Monaco for another season.
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