Real Madrid deny Mbappe bid rumour

Real Madrid yesterday denied media reports they have made a bid for Paris Saint-Germain’s teenage striker Kylian Mbappe, who is emerging as one of the biggest stars of the Russia World Cup.

Twitter user Baptiste Ripart, who identifies himself as a journalist, said that the Spanish Champions League holders had agreed a world-record 272 million euro ($316 million) fee for the French 19-year-old.

Real Madrid issued their denial after Spanish sports dailies Marca and AS ran articles citing the posting. “Given the information published ...regarding an alleged agreement between Real Madrid and PSG for Kylian Mbappe, we would like to state that it is completely false,” the club said.