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French soccer star Kylian Mbappé has reportedly decided to sign for Real Madrid this summer after the expiration of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, ending months of speculation about the possibility of the Spanish club taking over the services of the 25 year old superstar.

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French newspaper Le Parisien was the first to report the news, which ESPN confirmed on Saturday citing anonymous sources. Sources told ESPN that Mbappé has not informed PSG or Real Madrid, but his decision has been made and a decision could be announced next week. Mbappé has been at PSG since 2017, when he first joined the club on loan from Monaco - PSG fully assumed his contractual rights the following year.

Mbappé is widely considered one of the best players of his generation. He won a World Cup with France at age 19 in 2018 and was named best young player of the tournament. In the 2022 World Cup, he was the top scorer with eight goals and France reached the final again, where they lost in the penalty shootout to Lionel Messi's Argentina. At club level, he has been the top or co-leading scorer in French Ligue 1 for the last five seasons. At the moment, he is once again the top scorer this season, with 20 goals, double that of the next top scorer.

Mbappé's time at PSG has long been accompanied by rumors of possible departures, and Real Madrid has been the main rumored destination. In 2022, Real Madrid made a big offer to attract Mbappé, but PSG was able to secure him with another two-year contract, which expires this August.

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In the top of the best

Mbappé is the third highest-paid athlete in the world, according to the latest Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes in the world, with total income of $120 million. Mbappé is only behind Lionel Messi, who left PSG last year to join Inter Miami, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who played for Real Madrid between 2009 and 2018. Real Madrid is the most valuable football team in the world. world, according to Forbes estimates, with a value of just over 6 billion dollars.