Aurelien Tchouameni €100m Real Madrid transfer set to be completed
Karan Tejwani
- 7 Jun 2022 13:56 BST
- 3 min read
Real Madrid are closing in on the transfer of Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, with a reported €100 million deal agreed between both clubs and the player.
According to Marca and other Spanish media, the transfer could be announced in the next 24 hours.
According to widespread reports, Real Madrid and Monaco completed advanced talks over the transfer earlier in the week and a deal is all but done.
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The Athletic report that the transfer fee will surpass €100m and just the paperworks and formalities need to be completed.
Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Monaco for Aurelien Tchouameni worth over €100m, according to the Athletic 💰 pic.twitter.com/PYvto80YmM
— Football Transfers (@Transfersdotcom) June 7, 2022
Over the last few weeks, there was plenty of interest in Tchouameni, with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool vying for his signature.
Real Madrid had their sights set on signing Kylian Mbappe from PSG, but once that deal fell through after Mbappe decided to extend his contract at the French champions, the Spaniards had their money to spend elsewhere.
The drama between the two clubs didn’t end there: after Mbappe extended, PSG wanted to get one over Real Madrid again by signing Tchouameni, and that complicated matters for the Spanish capital club.
Now, though, it seems like Real Madrid are set to get their man.
Aurélien Tchouaméni in May 2022: “I like both [Real Madrid & Liverpool]. I can watch Spanish games and English games. It's different to play in Spain and it's different to play in England, but at the end, for me, it's just a matter of adaptation.” #Transfers 🇫🇷
— Los Blancos Live (@LosBlancos_Live) June 7, 2022
In France, it was reported that Florentino Perez is personally overseeing the transfer – an indication of how adamant he is on getting the deal done for the player.
Tchouameni joined Monaco from Bordeaux in 2018, and has made 95 appearances for the club, helping them secure Champions League qualification – albeit in the knockout rounds – in the 2021/22 season.
Should the deal go through, he will be Monaco’s second most expensive departure, following Mbappe’s move to PSG back in 2018.
