France striker Kylian Mbappe has told Paris St-Germain he intends to leave the club at the end of the season.
The 25-year-old’s deal with the Ligue 1 champions is scheduled to run out in the summer and he has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid.
Mbappe’s future was the subject of a major stand-off with the Ligue 1 outfit in the summer.
At one point, Mbappe was exiled from the first-team squad and left out of their pre-season tour of Asia.
However, an agreement was reached which ensured PSG would not lose out when Mbappe eventually left and the terms of his exit are still to be confirmed.
The forward has a one-year extension clause, so it is expected his departure will involve either a sale with a transfer fee or financial sacrifices on the player’s part.
Whilst PSG would have wanted Mbappe to remain at the club, his exit looks set to come as they aim to build a younger squad and move away from the ‘Galacticos’ plan, that has also seen Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Brazil international Neymar leave since the end of last season.
It is estimated Mbappe earns around €200m per year.