Mbappe tells Al Khelaifi that he is leaving PSG

The Frenchman, as reported by The Athletic, has not announced where he will play next season, but everyone assumes it will be at Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe has informed Paris Saint-Germain that he will leave the club at the end of the current season after deciding to end his seven-year association with the French champions.

MARCA can confirm initial reports from The Athletic and RMC Sport that the 25-year-old has communicated his decision on his future, bringing an end to one of the longest soap operas in the history of soccer.

Mbappe is yet to reveal where he will play next year, but it is expected that he will join Real Madrid when his contract expires. The LaLiga giants have remained silent over their reported pursuit.

Mbappe gave his word to PSG last summer, when he activated the clause whereby he waived the automatic one-year renewal until 2025, through a letter to the club which was leaked to the press. There, it became clear that his time at PSG was over and that he would leave the team next summer.

The club and the player have decided not to make any statements and will not communicate their decision until the end of the season when the relationship is closer to the end and the details of the exit agreement are finalized.

It would appear that everything is in place for Mbappe to seal his next move. The future of Real Madrid and Mbappe have always been intertwined and it seems that from July 1, they will finally come together. However, negotiations are still ongoing between Los Blancos and the footballer and an agreement is not yet in place.

The roadmap has been laid out since last summer when Mbappe told PSG that he would not renew. The French team banished him from the team and put him up for sale, trying to avoid at