Mbappe puts condition to join Real Madrid

CAIRO – 26 July 2017: Kylian Mbappe the star of AS Monaco requires the departure of one of the trio of Real Madrid attackers in order to agree to join the team during the current summer transfer, according to Spanish press reports.

The Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo reported that Mbappe demanded the departure of one of the attacking Real Madrid trio of Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in order to secure a place in the starting eleven if he joined Madrid.

El Mundo added that Mbappe knows well that playing in the presence of a trio of "BBC" is difficult, as happened to many players, most notably Alvaro Morata, who moved to Chelsea recently.

Press reports indicated that Real Madrid had reached an agreement with Monaco management to join Mbappe to Real Madrid in the current transfer market for €160 million ($186 million) plus €20 million as additional variables.