Real Madrid have not given up hope of signing Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain on Deadline Day, despite their most recent offer leading to no response.
On Monday, Sky Sports News reported Mbappe is planning to sign a pre-contract agreement with Real in January after PSG failed to reply to the Spanish club’s £154.4m (€180m) offer.
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Real Madrid made a second improved bid of £145.8m (€170m) plus £8.57m (€10m) in add-ons and set PSG a deadline to respond by 5pm UK time on Monday.
However, no response was forthcoming, and though Real Madrid are likely to wait until January when they can sign Mbappe on a pre-contract agreement for him to join for free next summer, there is a small chance the striker could still join before Tuesday’s deadline.
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The deadline is 11pm BST for French and Spanish clubs.
The French forward reiterated to PSG on Monday that he will not renew his contract, which expires at the end of the season, as he wants to move to Real.
PSG are still keen to convince Mbappe to sign a new deal, but it is understood there is now no chance of the 22-year-old agreeing to do so.
Mbappe turned up to France’s Clairefontaine headquarters on Monday as the world champions prepare to face Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine and Finland in their upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.
Mbappe scored twice for PSG on Sunday evening as they won 2-0 at Reims. He said on social media after the game it was “the perfect night”.
PSG sporting director Leonardo said last week Mbappe wanted to leave but they would not sell him in the final week of the window and they would not sell him for less than his market value.
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Sky Sports News’ Kaveh Solhekol on The Transfer Show on Monday:
“There is still a chance Real could increase their offer. I’ve been told PSG will find it difficult to turn down a bid of €200m. So could Real go back in and increase their offer?
“What I’m being told is that Real Madrid may go back in – maybe. I think they will consider it and there is still a chance they will go back with an improved offer. There is also still a chance PSG will accept the offer that is already on the table.
“But the official line is that at the moment, PSG will not accept the offer at the moment and Real Madrid will not increase the offer.