Mayor of Madrid Jose Luis Martinez Almeida revealed that the transfer of French star Kylian Mbappe, the top scorer of Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid, is "95-99% settled".
Almeida told Spanish radio station "Cadena Ser" yesterday, Wednesday, "I think that Real Madrid settled the Mbappe case by 95-99%, this is my feeling anyway."
He joked, "Mbappe saw the famous Cibeles Fountain in the Spanish capital (when he was finally accompanied by his colleagues in Saint-Germain, Sergio Ramos and Moroccan Achraf Hakimi), and it is the arena in which Real Madrid and his supporters celebrate their victories.
A few days ago, the sports newspaper Marca revealed the details of the Mbappe transfer agreement to Real Madrid.
While receiving the award for the best player in the French League for the third time in a row, from the French Professional Footballers Association, Mbappe was asked if he had made his decision, and he replied: “Yes, almost yes,” and added, “It is almost settled,” specifying that he will announce his decision before The national team matches next month in the European Nations League competition.
While speculation abounds about a possible stay, or his departure to Real Madrid, after the expiration of his contract with the French capital club, next June, the newspaper “Marca” said that Mbappe will move to “Royal” in a free transfer deal this summer after the completion of the agreement. To full agreement last week.
The newspaper added that Mbappe completed all the details with Real Madrid last week, as the club's general manager, Jose Angel Sanchez, was able to complete the deal, noting that the negotiations between the player and the royal club were not complicated, in light of Mbappe's great desire to play for Meringue.