- Kylian Mbappe will join PSG next summer for a fee believed to be £166m
- The player reportedly rejected a move to Real Madrid to sign for PSG
- He played 60 matches with Monaco, scoring 27 goals and making 16 assists
Paris Saint-Germain have announced the capture of Kylian Mbappé on a season long loan from AS Monaco.
The Parisiens have the option to sign him on a permament basis next summer with reports claiming he could join for £166m.
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The player is now a PSG star. Photo: PSG_English/Twitter
The international French striker joins Unai Emery's side from AS Monaco until June 30, 2018.
If Paris Saint-Germain agree to sign the 18-year-old next summer he will sign a contract until June 30, 2022.
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In July 2016, at just 17 years old, he won the UEFA European Championship with the French U19 team, scoring five goals during the competition, a few months before becoming a major player in AS Monaco’s Ligue 1 winning season.
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