When Mbappe's contract expires at the end of the current campaign, PSG will ultimately say goodbye to the 25-year-old. Last summer, Mbappe told the French champions that he would not be using the 12-month contract extension. As a result, he was temporarily removed from the starting lineup as PSG made every effort to sell him.
After the season, Les Parisiens will lose the Real Madrid-bound forward for free, but they will also avoid having to pay Mbappe his loyalty bonus and save an estimated €200 million (£170.8 million) in yearly salary. Even though PSG already has Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Goncalo Ramos, Randal Kolo Muani, and Goncalo Muani up top, they will likely use some of the money saved from Mbappe's departure to enhance their attacking ranks even more. Sport Bild reports that Luis Enrique's team is now focusing on Mbappe's countryman Marcus Thuram, who has had a fantastic rookie season at Inter Milan.