Real Madrid must meet three key demands if they are to sign Kylian Mbappe ahead of Liverpool.
As seems to be the case almost every year, Kylian Mbappe's future is set to dominate the transfer discourse heading into the summer.
The 25-year-old looked set to leave Paris Saint-Germain in 2022 for Real Madrid, but he ended up performing a u-turn and signed a new contract with the French side.
Despite that, Mbappe has continued to be linked with the Spanish giants and could finally be on his way to the Bernabeu.
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The third and final year of the contract Mbappe signed in 2022 is optional, meaning PSG will receive absolutely nothing if the striker decides to leave this summer.
According to Le Parisien and ESPN, Mbappe has decided to make the switch to Los Blancos. However, Cadena SER, Mbappe has three demands that Real Madrid must meet if he is to commit his future to them over PSG or any of the other clubs linked with him, including Liverpool.
The French World Cup winner reportedly wants a yearly salary of close to £43 million, a wage that would make him one of the highest paid players in the world. In addition, Mbappe is demanding a signing on fee of €120 million (£105m).
Finally, the attacker reportedly wants to retain a higher percentage of his image rights than Real Madrid normally afford their stars. The European giants usually take 50% of their top signings' image rights, but reports claim that Mpabbe wants to keep 60% for himself.
According to Cadena SER, PSG are planning to offer Mbappe a huge £61.5m a year deal - matching his current deal - plus a bonus of €130m (£111m).
The terms of Mbappe's current PSG deal are that he must communicate his decision to leave to club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi before anyone else. He will also have to forgo an €80m loyalty bonus.
If Liverpool are to have any chance of tempting Mbappe to move to Anfield, then they will have to stump up some serious cash.
Topics: Liverpool, Kylian Mbappe, Liverpool Transfer News & Rumours, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain
Alex Brotherton