Manchester City have opened formal talks with Monaco in a sensational bid to hijack Kylian Mbappe’s world record move to Real Madrid.
It’s understood that the Spanish giants have agreed a deal worth £160million including add-ons for Mbappe and are close to signing the France striker on a six-year contract.
But City have refused to give up the chase and are pursuing a deal that would shatter the current world record set by Paul Pogba’s £89m move to Manchester United last year – and send their spending in this transfer window rocketing past the £350m mark.