Kylian Mbappe’s PSG career is effectively over. While the Frenchman is yet to announce anything publicly, it has been reported that he communicated his decision to leave the French club at the end of the current season, and although the club president is disappointed, it was always expected due to Mbappe’s failure to sign a new contract.
The Frenchman is now free to negotiate with any club of his choice, with Real Madrid leading the race to sign him despite offering him a contract lower than what he currently earns. A new reports now suggest a gentleman’s agreement between Mbappe and Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappe signs Real Madrid contract
Kylian Mbappe may have already penned his new contract at Real Madrid if the reports coming from Spain are true. According to Marca, the World Cup winner has reached an agreement with the La Liga leaders, which will be effective from July 1, when the Frenchman will be unveiled as a new Real Madrid player.
The report goes further to suggest that Mbappe’s decision has been communicated to the PSG leaders. The Frenchman, through his camp, has reportedly warned that he does not require any contract offers from the French club. According to these reports, Mbappe has already made up his mind, and no amount of money from PSG can alter his decision.
Before this period, Kylian Mbappe had rejected PSG’s offers of a new contract and even turned down the chance to trigger the one-year extension on his current contract, which he signed in the summer of 2022. In that same season, Mbappe performed a U-turn after seemingly agreeing to move to Real Madrid that summer. Ultimately, he stayed at PSG, becoming the highest-paid player in the world at the time.
Kylian Mbappe’s speculated salary and bonuses
With the contract signed and sealed between Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid, everyone’s curiosity now revolves around the numbers involved in the deal. It is noteworthy that Real Madrid reportedly offered Mbappe a contract with significantly lower wages than they did last summer and than what he currently earns at PSG.
However, somehow, they’ve been able to convince the World Cup winner to sign a five-year contract without causing a potential disruption in the harmonious dressing room in the Spanish capital. Although Mbappe is still set to be Real Madrid’s highest-paid player, which matches his status as arguably the world’s best player, his salary is not that far from the highest earners at the club.
Kylian Mbappe is set to pocket about $22 million annually at Real Madrid, plus bonuses. This, alongside other sponsorship deals and image rights bonuses, will still rank him among one of the highest-paid players in the world. Remember that Cristiano Ronaldo earned the most money of any athlete last year, with his total earnings nearing £218 million.
