BBC Sport understands Mbappe is set to sign a five-year deal with Real.
He is set to earn £12.8m (15m euros) a season, plus a £128m (150m euros) signing-on bonus to be paid over five years.
He will keep a percentage of his image rights.
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Focus is rightly on Potter but as someone who grew up on Scottish football I still chuckle at ex-Clyde and Hamilton manager Billy Reid being his assistant, especially at Chelsea. Maybe he's the real key to Potter's success. :D
Greedy? More likely he's so well off he can sit back and take his time finding the job that he feels is 100% right for him. Career wise he can't afford to get this one wrong after the Chelsea spell.
Fans frequently come up with better strips than the companies. I am sometimes amazed at the number of professionals at different levels that must have OK'd terrible strips for them to have finally reached production. Classic emperor's new clothes...
The main thing he has going for him is he's not Erik.
Bayern out tonight, Tuchel at Carrington tomorrow and a cup in his fourth game in charge. Can't see the problem myself...
We were going to Palace expecting to get cuffed and that is exactly what is happening. That is the level we are at. It should be unreal but it isn't. Can see the same again in the second half with 4 or 5 not being over pessimistic. To Palace...
There's not many commentators/co-comms I had can handle these days but this Ray Hudson guy on CBS really is the most insufferable of the lot. Absolutely horrific. I dream of the return of the crowd noise only option.