Ethan Mbappe makes Real Madrid transfer decision

Stuart Telford

• 7 Apr 2024 12:00 BST
• 3 min read

Real Madrid are ready to offer Ethan Mbappe a transfer to the Spanish capital alongside his more famous brother Kylian, and now the youngster has reportedly made a decision.

Kylian Mbappe's free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain is all but official, and as well as earning €225 million across the duration of his five-year contract, there were special provisions set to be thrown in.

One was the signing, in parallel, of his 17-year-old brother Ethan, a star of PSG's academy teams, and the other was the backing of their mother Fayza Lamari's fledgling player agency.

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Ethan has already made his first-team debut at PSG, and the feeling is that he would only be involved with Real Madrid's Castilla B team at first - something that puts him off making the move.

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) December 20, 2023

Ethan 'very attached to PSG'

"He's very attached to the club as a Parisian and would like to continue at PSG," reports RMC Sport journalist Fabrice Hawkins. "The young midfielder has suitors, in Ligue 1 and abroad, notable in Germany and Spain…

"Could he follow his brother if he signs for Real Madrid? This is not the trend today. The [player's advisors] want him to follow his own path."

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The younger Mbappe is valued at just €800,000 by FootballTransfers' in-house algorithm, but official data partner SciSports tags his potential ability at 65.1, which is higher than Real wonderkid Arda Guler's current 56.7.

PSG head coach Luis Enrique has previously described Mbappe Jr. as "clearly the future of the club," and U19 coach Zoumana Camara is reportedly "full or praise for his state of mind."

Mbappe would have perhaps the best stable of midfielders in world football in his way at the Bernabeu, with Jude Bellingham, Toni Kroos, Aurelien Tchouameni, Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga and Fede Valverde on their books.