The entourage of Paris Saint-Germain attacker Kylian Mbappe have denied reports that the 25-year-old has reached an agreement to join Real Madrid this summer.
Mbappe has been tipped to swap the French capital for the Spanish capital for several years now, only for a transfer to never materialise due to a variety of reasons.
PSG rebuffed a last-minute bid from Real Madrid in the 2021 summer window, in spite of the fact that Mbappe was in the final year of his previous contract and would seemingly join Los Blancos on a free transfer the next year.
Instead, Mbappe sent shockwaves across Europe by committing his future to PSG until 2024 with the option of a third year, but he informed the French champions in 2023 that he did not plan to extend his stay.
Despite PSG's initial efforts to force Mbappe out of the club before the expiry of his contract, a move did not come to fruition, as Real had already spent big on Jude Bellingham and captured Joselu on loan from Espanyol to replace the Al-Ittihad-bound Karim Benzema.
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As Mbappe is now in the final six months of his PSG contract, he is able to discuss a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs, and it was claimed on Sunday evening that he had finally given the green light to a move to Real.
However, PSG were not believed to have been aware of such an agreement, and in a statement to RMC Sport, Mbappe's camp have rubbished speculation that the striker has shaken hands with Carlo Ancelotti's side.
"There is no agreement around Kylian's future, especially since there are no discussions started about it, according to Kylian Mbappé's entourage. No type of influence could also dictate the timing of Kylian's discussion, reflection or decision," Mbappe's entourage said.
While Real therefore still have work to do in their pursuit of Mbappe, the former Monaco man's contract situation remains unchanged, and PSG are still at risk of losing him on a free transfer at the end of the season.
President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has affirmed that his side will not be losing the world's second-most expensive player for nothing, while Mbappe supposedly wants to avoid such a scenario too, in order to ensure that PSG are fairly compensated.
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Real are said to have given Mbappe a deadline of the middle of January to make a final decision on his future, but Los Blancos are not alone in the race for the World Cup winner, who is rumoured to still be open to joining a Premier League club.
Even if the Frenchman becomes available on a free transfer, though, his astronomical wages and hefty signing-on fee would rule most English clubs out of the running, although Liverpool have nevertheless been mooted as potential suitors.
Amid the endless cycle of rumours, Mbappe continues to shine at the tip of the PSG attack and broke yet another record on Sunday, becoming Les Parisiens' all-time top scorer in the Coupe de France by scoring a hat-trick in a 9-0 demolition of Revel.
The 25-year-old already sits at the top of PSG's scoring charts with 237 strikes and 101 assists in 284 matches, and he has netted 25 goals in 24 games this season, level with Bayern Munich's Harry Kane as the most prolific forward in Europe's top five leagues.
Mbappe has won 13 major honours at the Parc des Princes, although he is yet to help PSG win an elusive Champions League crown, and Luis Enrique's side will bid to avoid a third successive last-16 exit when they meet Real Sociedad on February 14 and March 5.
Ben Knapton
