PSG's promise to Mbappe over Real Madrid negotiations

Real Madrid have made clear their intention to sign Kylian Mbappe this summer, as a 160 million euro bid for the Paris Saint-Germain forward was tabled on Tuesday.

This comes after the Frenchman's consistent refusals to commit his future to PSG beyond the expiration of his contract next summer.

Now, the one certainty in this situation is that Mbappe will become a Real Madrid player either by the end of this transfer window or next summer, with the 22-year-old able to sign a pre-contract agreement from January.

PSG's promise to Mbappe

In Mbappe's latest meeting with the PSG club hierarchy, he reminded them of the promise they made when he arrived at the club in the summer of 2017: should Los Blancos come calling at any point in the future, they would negotiate his departure from the club.

That situation has now become reality, and both PSG sporting director Leonardo and president Nasser Al-Khelaifi know that they cannot turn their back on such a generous deal, and one that suits their interests.

The French media have also changed their tune on their perception of the likelihood of this move, as they now see it to as highly probable that negotiations will get underway, having previously believed it to be out of the question this summer,

Whatever happens over the course of the next week, Mbappe has established himself as the new idol at Real Madrid before he has even completed his dream move to the club.