Kylian Mbappe transfer to Real Madrid ‘closer than ever’ as PSG ‘can’t afford three superstars including Lionel Messi’

KYLIAN MBAPPE’S transfer to Real Madrid is ‘closer than ever’, according to reports.

Paris Saint-Germain are on course to hand Lionel Messi a mammoth contract after his emotional Barcelona exit.

And while that had fans dreaming of one of the greatest attacks ever alongside Neymar, they may not be so lucky.

According to AS in Spain, there is no way the French giants can afford all three superstars at the same time.

The report adds PSG need to make at least £152million in player sales this summer to balance the books for Financial Fair Play, even before Messi signs.

Messi will become the top earner on £650,000 per week, Neymar second on £490,000 and Mbappe third with his £310,000-per-week wages.

That totals almost £1.5m per week on just three players – plus a further six are on at least £200,000.

With Neymar signing a new contract in May and Messi only just arriving, Mbappe is the obvious choice to depart – especially with the Frenchman out of contract next summer.

Real Madrid are yet to contact PSG regarding a transfer – because Florentino Perez does not want to antagonise the Qatari board at the Parc des Princes before they can secure the deal.

The Spanish side will wait until Messi’s arrival is confirmed in the coming days.

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Los Blancos boss Carlo Ancelotti knows it will not take a record-breaking contract offer to convince Mbappe to come, instead confident the lure of becoming the latest Galactico will be enough of an incentive.

Although the Bernabeu giants are tight financially, they believe they could get a deal done, the report adds.

David Alaba has essentially taken on the wages freed up by Sergio Ramos’ departure and they still have a number of sellable assets in the squad including Martin Odegaard and Luka Jovic.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk