Kylian Mbappe’s talked about move from Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain is on hold as the capital club try to find a way to sign the forward and still stay within financial fair play (FFP) regulations, reports hhave said.
News reaching us is that Mbappe, 18, has already passed a medical with PSG and the France international is expected to join the capital club on loan for the current season ahead of an instant purchase option worth €180 million being taken up next summer.
After their controversial €222m purchase of Neymar, PSG wanted to structure their deal for Mbappe so the cash flow impact of his arrival would not be recorded for this season as they hope to remain in compliance with FFP regulations, which allows a club only a €30m deficit.
Therefore, if an automatic purchase option is included for Mbappe, the €180m fee would be counted as expenditure for the 2017-18 campaign.
That would potentially put PSG, who were punished after violating FFP rules in 2014, in scare of infringing the limits again and giving room for further and heavier sanctions from UEFA, the most significant of which would be exclusion from the Champions League.
Monaco, however, have reportedly said that an automatic purchase option must be written into the deal as they are unwilling to loan out Mbappe without one and potentially see him return to the Stade Louis II in 12 months with just a year left on his contract.
Reports say that the Mbappe deal is ready to be made official but that PSG have been asked to wait to confirm the news.
Support InfoStride News' Credible Journalism: Only credible journalism can guarantee a fair, accountable and transparent society, including democracy and government. It involves a lot of efforts and money. We need your support. Click here to Donate