"Mbappe is not a Real Madrid player so I can't speak about him," said Casemiro. Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, asked about Mbappe last week, said that Real were short one attacker after Morata's departure but chose his words carefully. If he does arrive at Zidane's European champions the 18-year-old will be on a net annual salary of "seven million" euros, Marca said. "Top European football clubs made contact with Kylian Mbappe and his entourage without our authorisation," Monaco said on their website. On Monday, Monaco lost full-back Benjamin Mendy to Manchester City in a world record 52 million pound deal for a defender.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 25, 2017 20:03 UTC