Manchester City 'willing to make Real Madrid-linked Kylian Mbappe their highest-paid player'

The 25-year-old has allegedly informed Paris Saint-Germain that he will be ending his seven-year spell at the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Mbappe is PSG's all-time leading scorer with 244 goals in 291 appearances across all competitons, and has won 13 trophies with the French giants to date, including five Ligue 1 titles.

The 2018 World Cup winner with France was dropped to the substitutes' bench for PSG's Ligue 1 match away at Nantes last weekend in the wake of his alleged decision to leave the club, but he came on in the second half to score a penalty in a 2-0 win at Stade de la Beaujoire.

Mbappe has been heavily linked with a transfer to Real Madrid over the last few years, and the La Liga leaders are considered to be the frontrunners to recruit the striker this summer.

The Frenchman has allegedly agreed a five-year contract with Los Blancos, while club president Florentino Perez is said to have informed first-team players that the striker will move to the Santiago Bernabeu on a free transfer this summer.

However, Real Madrid could face stern competition from Man City to get the deal over the line as DefensaCentral, via Fichajes, reports that the Citizens will 'do everything possible' to win the race for Mbappe's signature.

Man City officials are said to have already met with Mbappe's representatives, and it is claimed that the Premier League champions are willing to offer the striker a higher salary than Real Madrid to secure his services.

The report adds that Pep Guardiola's side are even prepared to make Mbappe the club's highest-paid player above