Kylian Mbappe: Paris St-Germain sign Monaco forward on loanParis St-Germain have signed Kylian Mbappe on a season-long loan from Monaco, with an option to make the deal permanent for 180m euros (£165.7m).
Should PSG sign the France international on a permanent deal, his contract will run until June 2022.
Any deal for the 18-year-old is likely to be eclipsed only by the 222m euros (£200m) PSG paid for Neymar."I really wanted to be a part of the club's project, which is one of the most ambitious in Europe," said Mbappe.
The delay in signing Mbappe permanently is reported to be so PSG can comply with Uefa's Financial Fair Play rules.
The teenager scored his first goal for France in their 4-0 win over the Netherlands in World Cup qualifying on Thursday to become his country's youngest goalscorer since 1963.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of PSG, added: "It was essential for French football that we keep and help develop such a great talent in our championship.
"Among players of his age, he is without doubt the most promising in the world due to his immense technical, physical and mental qualities.
"Since his emergence at the highest level, he has earned an excellent reputation as a young talent who is very respectful, open, ambitious and already very mature."
Why a loan deal?
Steve Crossman, BBC World Service:
The wording in the PSG announcement is key, they can't officially say that it's a loan which will become a permanent deal because if they did then the transfer fee would go on this year's accounts (and give them a big Financial Fair Play problem).So they've basically said there is an "option" on bringing him in permanently, but they won't say "the loan will become permanent" because if they did then they'd be in FFP bother.I suspect it may yet come under Uefa scrutiny.
Mbappe scored 26 goals in 44 games last season as Monaco reached the Champions League semi-finals and won Ligue 1.
Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal had all been linked with the France international this summer.
Last month, Monaco said "important European clubs" had made illegal approaches for the striker, although they did not name the sides concerned.
Mbappe was substituted in the opening game of the Ligue 1 campaign against Toulouse, and has not appeared in the subsequent three matches - being left out entirely for one and kept on the bench for the other two.
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