REVEALED: Kylian Mbappe’s astronomical contract demands

The Football Leaks documents published on Wednesday by Der Spiegel regarding the full details of Kylian Mbappé’s transfer from Monaco to PSG in 2017 include an astonishing set of demands made by the then 18-year-old France forward. The new report alleges that on top of a signing on fee of £4.3m and a yearly salary of around £8.7m, Mbappe wanted to immediately be made the club's highest paid player ahead of Neymar if he was to win the Ballon d'Or. PSG refused to accept that clause and also turned down his demand for a private jet, which he would have used to travel around the world at no extra cost. However, despite rejecting some of Mbappe's requests, PSG allegedly agreed to make a payment of £26,000 a month to cover the costs of the teenager's personal staff - a caretaker, driver and bodyguard. The report also alleges Mbappe's mother and father, Wilfrid and Fayza, who fulfil the unofficial role of agent for their son, asked the French club about what monetary compensation he would receive if they were banned from playing in the Champions League due to Financial Fair Play rules. Wilfrid Mbappe also wanted permission to attend PSG's training sessions and the ability to conduct extra practice with his son at the club's new campus. As relayed by Kristof Terreur of Het Laatste Nieuws, it's also alleged that high-profile agent Jorge Mendes benefitted from the transfer to PSG despite not representing the player: “So Jorge Mendes earned €9m on Kylian Mbappé’s transfer with backdated contracts. How he was involved in the deal was not clear. Real were ready to pay €214m, but the player chose PSG.” "It seems possible that his contribution was that of playing up speculation that Mbappe would be transferred to Real Madrid as a way of driving up the player's price," Der Spiegel wrote. "There are documents in the Football Leaks trove that would seem to hint at such a conclusion." Real Madrid were willing to match the £166m fee which PSG paid to Monaco to sign Mbappe permanently last summer. Mbappe is now in his second season at PSG, and following his blistering displays in France's success at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he's been in incredible form this term too: https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1059916017797869568 The 19-year-old has enjoyed a stunning ascension in the game. In addition to his international success, he has already won the Ligue 1 title twice and appears to be on his way to becoming one of the world's best players.

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