Revealed: Man Utd’s budget to sign Kylian Mbappe

James Shearman

• Updated: 14 Mar 2023 12:00 GMT
• 3 min read

Manchester United are in the market for a new striker and Kylian Mbappe is reportedly on their list of targets.

Mbappe, who chose to stay at Paris Saint-Germain over moving to Real Madrid last summer, could now be on his way to the Premier League.

According to Todofichajes, Los Blancos are no longer in the race to sign the Frenchman and United could take advantage.

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The report says that Erik ten Hag's side are prepared to make an offer of €150m - which would be accepted by PSG.

But there is doubt over Mbappe's interest in signing for the Red Devils.

That said, United could represent the best career move for the 24-year-old as they are a team on the rise - unlike PSG and Real.

They are a world-class striker away from competing for the Premier League title next season.

Man Utd's Mbappe alternative

Manchester United's other top striker target should be Harry Kane, who will have just a year left on his Tottenham contract.

Kane may be looking to leave Spurs after they crashed out of the Champions League to Milan, making it 15 years without a trophy for the club.

However, Tottenham have no desire to sell to a Premier League rival, with chairman Daniel Levy only willing to consider a move abroad for Kane.

With that in mind, Bayern Munich were seen as an ideal choice for Spurs to deal with.

The German side are long-time admirers of Kane and are in the market for a natural successor to Robert Lewandowski, who left for Barcelona last summer.

But Bayern appear to have been put off by the price tag for Kane, which would likely be in excess of £100 million, and the Bundesliga outfit are believed to be close to signing Marcus Thuram instead, meaning United could have a free run at signing him.