Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe could announce his expected transfer to Real Madrid in the coming days according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
The Frenchman told his current employers that he will leave them by not extending his contract when it expires on June 30, as previously reported by The Athletic.
Trailing Madrid's bitter rivals FC Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate after a first leg defeat in the Parc des Princes, it is possible that Luis Enrique's men are dumped out of the Champions League if failing to beat the Catalans at the Montjuic Stadium on Tuesday.
With a 10-point advantage at the Ligue 1 summit and a game in hand over second-place Brest, PSG practically has the French title wrapped up and won't have much to play for if it is again KO'd on the continent ahead of schedule.
Mbappe would consider himself "free" to make an announcement about his next move, and this would allow him to finish the season "calmly and also focus on the Euros" with France, SPORT explains.
The Catalan paper adds that negotiations between Mbappe and Madrid are finalized, and all that is lacking from the 25-year-old being publicly known as president Florentino Perez's next Galactico is an official announcement.
Neither the player nor PSG wanted that to come while the club was still fighting for the UCL trophy that has eluded them thus far, but their campaign could be ended by Xavi Hernandez's men in the coming ours meaning that Mbappe could come forward and reveal the free transfer as soon as this week.
In a similar fashion, Madrid would also like Mbape's announcement to be made as soon as possible as it could possibly cover up the embarrassment of being eliminated from the Champions League by holders Manchester City.
The two teams drew 3-3 in a Bernabeu first leg for another quarterfinal, but Los Blancos then lost 4-0 at the Etihad during the last four last year, and might not be confident of getting a result in the English ground this week.
In any case, it seems that Mbappe finally putting minds at rest and revealing his news will be done sooner rather than later.