The 25-year-old is expected to join Real Madrid, the club he idolised as a child and with which he has long been linked. He will enhance an already formidable team containing Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Toni Kroos, and also soon to include Brazilian teenage sensation Endrick.
In a seven-year spell at PSG, after moving from Monaco as a prodigious 18-year-old, Mbappe won six league titles and has scored 287 goals in 371 appearances, although he never managed to capture the Champions League, coming closest in a final defeat by Bayern Munich in 2020.
"I've always said that I would speak with you when the time comes and so I wanted to announce to you all that it's my last year at Paris Saint-Germain,” Mbappe said. "I will not extend [my contract] and the adventure will come to an end in a few weeks.
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