REAL MADRID’S pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain pair Kylian Mbappe and Neymar will be concluded today with the French club’s Financial Fair Play ruling set to be resolved.
According to AS, Uefa could force PSG to sell one of its star players — and Real would be poised with chequebook in hand to make that happen.
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Kylian Mbappe and Neymar played together for the first time this season as PSG beat Guingamp 3-1
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Neymar and Mbappe are the two posterboys of the French league but have yet to make an impact in Europe
Mbappe, 19, starred at this summer’s World Cup and the club’s president Florentino Perez has long been infatuated with Neymar.
The Spanish outlet claims PSG would be told to reduce its losses by £225MILLION, but the Qatari-owned club have previously believed the matter to be resolved.
French forward Mbappe was a sensation in Russia and became the first teenager since Pele to score in a World Cup final.
PSG signed him on loan last season, with the £162m fee to be paid to former club Monaco by next week.
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Neymar and Kylian Mbappe walk off the team bus into Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp
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Mbappe scored two in his first game back with PSG after his World Cup heroics
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Real Madrid have a vacancy in the No7 jersey after selling Cristiano Ronaldo
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Florentino Perez reportedly reckons PSG are going to be stung over Financial Fair Play
But the Ligue 1 champions could be face exclusion from the Champions League or given a ban on registering new players.
Madrid are widely considered to have had a poor summer in the transfer market.
And landing either player would alleviate any doubts over Perez’s presidency at the 13-time European champions.
Los Blancos also have a vacancy in the No7 shirt after selling Cristiano Ronaldo for £88million earlier this summer.
Uefa bizarrely opened a review of their initial decision to pardon PSG back in July.
The FFP rules were set up in the 2011-12 season to prevent sugar daddy owners coming into European football and spending excessively.
It was also designed to ensure clubs maintained a responsible financial footing.
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