Transfer Talk: Real Madrid on alert as Mbappé holds talks with Man City

The summer transfer window is still a ways from reopening in Europe, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals

TOP STORY: Man City muscle in on Mbappé deal

Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappé is widely tipped to join Real Madrid in the summer, but Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reports that the French World Cup winner has also met with Manchester City officials.

Last week, Mbappé informed PSG of his intention to leave at the end of the season when his contract expires, at which point the 24-year-old had already reportedly talked to City representatives.

Madrid have been described as hot favourites to land Mbappé at the end of the season, but City are hoping to snatch the star from under Los Blancos’ noses. It is claimed several members of Pep Guardiola’s squad saw Mbappé’s representatives at the club’s training complex last Monday.

Mbappé will leave PSG after seven years in the French capital. He joined PSG from AS Monaco and has won every major domestic honour available, with only the Champions League eluding him at club level. He believes he has to depart for pastures new to give himself a better chance of winning in Europe, and that both Madrid and City would provide that platform.

Man City, like PSG, are one of the few clubs that could afford Mbappé’s wages, which have put off other would-be suitors, including Liverpool and Arsenal.