Real Madrid have reportedly secured the signing of Kylian Mbappe already, over a decade after they first tried to sign the Frenchman. The 25-year-old will accomplish what he has declared is his dream when he joins Los Blancos in July on a free from Paris Saint-Germain.
According to Marca, the deal was signed two weeks ago after about a month of talks between Mbappe’s mother and agent Fayza Lamari, his lawyer Delphine Verheyden and Managing Director Jose Angel Sanchez. It was said that the deal would only happen on Real Madrid’s terms this time, and it appears they have gotten their way.
While Real Madrid have compromised on image rights – earlier it was reported that Mbappe will earn around 60% of them – Mbappe has taken a major wage cut. His deal will see him earn a net salary of €15-20m per year, over a five-year period. That is a cut approaching half of his €32m per annum salary at PSG.
Equally the signing bonus has also come down significantly from the €130m that had been agreed, as it will now be below €50m. At PSG, in his latest deal signed two summers ago, his signing bonus was €60m, and he also had a loyalty bonus of €80m, although there are conflicting reports on whether Mbappe will forego some of this money.