Kylian Mbappe ‘will announce decision over his future in the next fortnight’ with his deal at PSG up in the summer and long drawn-out saga with Real Madrid ‘set to at last come to a close’

Kylian Mbappe’s transfer saga will finally come to an end in February after years of ties with Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports.

The France captain has been linked with a move away from the Parisian club for the past four years after joining PSG on loan from Monaco in 2017.

Real Madrid’s long-term interests have seen the two parties linked, although on numerous occasions nothing has materialized with Mbappé instead signing a new contract in Paris, with his most recent deal earning him a hefty sum.

However, that contract expires this summer, although the player has an option to extend for another year and avoid the club losing him for free this summer – which would mean a non-existent return on the £153m they signed him for.

However, after the years of back and forth, it appears that the player will reveal his plans to PSG in the coming days. This is evident from reports from AS.

Kylian Mbappe reportedly revealed to PSG that he will decide his future in the next two weeks

Spanish outlet AS reports that the player will end the long-running saga with Real Madrid in the coming days

Mbappé’s position at the time of writing leaves him with two possible options; He could choose to extend his deal in Paris and earn around £60m gross per year, or leave for nothing this summer and get a much lower wage elsewhere – although Real Madrid is the most likely destination.

The report claims that sources close to PSG understand that the player has reportedly told Luis Enrique’s side that he will make his decision ‘within the next fortnight’.

It continues by confirming that PSG has not yet formally offered the player an extension, but has previously asked him if he would consider staying on and commit to the team’s future plans.

While the money on offer from PSG would understandably be a tempting prospect after the club did everything they could to keep their star, the player is thought to be unsure whether staying put is best for his career.

At PSG, Mbappe is the star of the show, and the club more or less rushes home with at least one trophy a year with little competition.

Yet it is the Champions League that most fascinates both club and player, and perhaps Mbappe believes his own best chance of lifting the famous trophy would lie with record winners Real Madrid.

Mbappe has never made a secret of his love for Real Madrid, but over the past six months AS reports that Los Blancos’ urge to sign the player has waned, thanks to the emergence of Jude Bellingham and the continued quality of Vinicius Jnr.

As such, a cryptic message has reportedly filtered out of the Bernabeu club, suggesting they won’t wait forever: “There are trains that only pass once in a lifetime.”

Mbappe was initially loaned out from Monaco, but was moved to Paris permanently for a fee of more than £150 million

Mbappé is undoubtedly the star of the show at PSG, but at Real Madrid he would probably be on the same level as Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jnr.

On the other hand, it is clear that PSG are keen to keep Mbappé – the star of the show, the team’s best player – if they are to have any hope of challenging for the European crown they so desperately want, especially as they lost Neymar and Lionel Messi.

Club chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi openly admitted that he wants the player to stay and that such a move would be best for his development. details of said agreement.

However, Mbappe’s importance is not just limited to their on-pitch prospects, with Ligue 1’s full value enhanced by having the biggest player in France and arguably the world on their turf, which could obviously attract bigger broadcast deals .

The club are also thought to be in the process of retaining their stadium with the Paris City Council, with plans to invest around £1.7 billion in renovation and infrastructure. Retaining Mbappe would be a key factor in that endeavour.