The departure of Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season is no longer in doubt.
The identity of the club which will have in its ranks the captain of the France team next season is a little less certain, even if everything suggests that the native of Bondy will join Real Madrid, the club of his dreams.
In the Spanish capital, we are already working on how to sign Mbappé who, it is certain, will have a much lower salary than the one he currently receives in Paris.
While the Frenchman currently earns 72 million euros gross per year, he should divide his salary at least by two at Real where he would be offered nearly €30 million.
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In return, as the daily Marca explains this Saturday, the Madrid club is considering several avenues to guarantee the star a certain level of remuneration.
First, the Madrid club can use the “Signing on Fee” formula.
Used for free players, such as Kylian Mbappé, it consists of paying the player a signing bonus which is not counted in the salary.
In 2022, Real had offered him a bonus of €120 million and the amount would be much less this year.
Another formula that Real can use: that of the “loyalty bonus”: when signing the contract, several dates are checked in the calendar and if the player is still at the club on these famous dates, he then receives a certain amount .
Mbappé benefited from this formula in Paris.
By extending to 2022, he received €70 million three months later.
Last September, he was due to receive €80 million in loyalty bonus but he apparently gave it up in order to ease the conflict with Nasser al-Khelaïfi.
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Other bonuses, linked to the individual performances of the Blues striker, may also be allocated to him.
If he wins individual trophies like the Ballon d'Or or the Golden Shoe, for example, or if he scores a certain number of goals or makes a certain number of assists, but even if he simply performs a certain number of matches.
Real Madrid is accustomed to these bonuses which can also be linked to the team's results.
Marca indicates that there are other, more complex formulas such as that for consolidated achievements, according to which the bonuses obtained during an entire season are added to the salary of the following season.
This arrangement makes it possible to obtain a higher salary on which new bonuses can be created.
A commission for friendly matches played by the captain of the France team can be set up.
But one of the big chapters of the negotiation will concern image rights.
Since the time of the Galactics, Real has only given up 50% of this income to its players.
The Mbappé clan wishes to remain full owners of it.