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Topics: Carlo Ancelotti
John McDougall
Kylian Mbappe has been strongly tipped to seal a move to Real Madrid and become the latest in a long line of Galacticos.
The 25-year-old is one of the biggest stars in world football and has been at Paris Saint-Germain since 2017, having initially burst onto the scene with Monaco.
Mbappe has gone on to score 242 goals in 289 games as PSG have gone on to dominate French football domestically, but have been unable to convert this into success in the Champions League.
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The forward has won the World Cup with his national team France back in 2018, and has 46 goals in 75 caps for Les Bleus so far.
But his time with PSG appears to be coming nearer to an end, after it was confirmed last summer that Mbappe would not be extending his contract at Le Parc des Princes, which is poised to run out this summer.
After that, Mbappe will become a free agent and able to join whichever side in the world he wants to without PSG being due a penny in what would surely be one of the most high profile Bosman transfers ever.
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Real are on course to win the La Liga title after Los Blancos opened up a five point gap at the top of the Spanish top tier following a 4-0 triumph over Girona this weekend.
Mbappe has long been tipped to head to the Santiago Bernabeu and that may well become a reality this summer.
After Real's emphatic win over Girona, boss Carlo Ancelotti was quizzed about Mbappe and the prospect of him making the long-awaited move to the Spanish capital.
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But the Real boss was unwilling to speak about a player who plays for another club and instead pointed to what he already has available to him, including believing the Madrid side already have the world's best as he named the likes of Jude Bellingham, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Eduardo Camavinga among them.
He said: "You keep asking about a player who plays for another team.
"We already have the best players in the world here. In order: Vini Jr first, [Jude] Bellingham second, Rodrygo third. Then [Toni] Kroos, [Federico] Valverde, [Eduardo] Camavinga…"
Though Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo are without question among the world's best, surely Mbappe would feature among the top three on the globe if he does move to Real as expected in just a few months' time.