MANCHESTER UNITED have declared an interest in signing Kylian Mbappe, reports in Spain say.
It comes following the news that the French superstar will NOT renew his PSG contract.
In a statement to AFP, Mbappe revealed he informed the Ligue 1 champions of his decision to leave LAST YEAR.
His deal – believed to be worth over £500million – runs through to 2024 and has an optional extension clause to 2025.
But with Mbappe ready to run down his deal, PSG will not allow him to leave for free and will instead look to sell him.
According to El Pais, should United be taken over by Qatari investors, it could pave the way for a stunning transfer.
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Reports in the Middle East claim Sheikh Jassim has won the race to take charge at Old Trafford.
Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani has been vying with Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos to buy United from the Glazer family.
Ineos had been the front-runners to purchase a 60 per cent stake in United, which would have seen the Glazer family stay on in a reduced role.
But according to paper Al-Watan, owned by Sheikh Jassim's dad, the Qatari bid for Man United has been successful.
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They add that following "successful" talks – an announcement of Sheikh Jassim's takeover will arrive "soon".
It was only last summer that United target Mbappe walked away from a move to Real Madrid in favour of extending his PSG deal.
But it has now been revealed the World Cup winner never considered committing his future any further.
A statement from Mbappe, 24, read: "I have NEVER discussed any contract renewal with PSG.
"The board has been informed since July 15th, 2022 of my decision not to extend beyond 2024 — and the letter sent was only meant to confirm what I already told them."
Mbappe was later forced to deny rumours that he had agreed a deal to finally move to Madrid.
And Spanish sports program Carrusel Deportivo report that PSG want to sell the player to anyone BUT Real Madrid.
Although Sky Sports in Germany say Bayern Munich are ruled out of the race as the deal is just too expensive.
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