REAL MADRID are willing to sacrifice one of three stars in order to land Kylian Mbappe, according to reports.
Los Blancos have made the French wonderkid their No1 transfer target in the summer but can’t afford the £140million price-tag.
Real Madrid are desperate to raise the funds to sign Kylian MbappeCredit: EPA
Mbappe’s contract with PSG expires in the summer of 2022 and talks over a new deal are in progress.
But the 22-year-old is eager holding off putting pen-to-paper to see whether Real Madrid will lodge a serious offer at the end of the season.
Having been priced out of a move, Marca report how one of Vinicius Junior, Thibaut Courtois, or Raphael Varane could be used as a make-weight to tempt PSG into cashing in.
The Ligue 1 giants have shown an interest in all three but it remains to be seen whether they would accept a cash and swap deal.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a crippling impact on finances across football and Real Madrid are no different.
The LaLiga giants must also pay back a £500m loan taken out to renovate the Bernabeu which must be reimbursed next year, according to the Daily Mail.
Mbappe spoke out for the first time over his contract situation earlier this month and dropped a hint that he was planning to stay.
He said: “We’re in talks with the club to find a project. I’m thinking about it because I think, if I renew, it’ll be for a long time.
Raphael Varane could be one of the players sent in the other directionCredit: Getty Images – Getty
“I’m very happy here, I always have been happy here. The fans, the club… they’ve always helped me. That’s why I’ll always be grateful to the club.
“But I want to think about what I want to do in the coming years, where I want to be.
“We’ll have to make a decision soon, but I’m just thinking about it now. If I had an answer today, I’d have said it today.
“But it’s not a question of saving time, it’s simply about reflection.
“I don’t want to sign a contract and say I want to leave a year later because I didn’t want to sign the contract. No. If I sign, it’s to stay. And that warrants reflection.”
Kylian Mbappe shows off his moves in training
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
