Kylian Mbappe future: Real Madrid, PSG confused as striker prepares to reveal plans - sources

Real Madrid believe that Kylian Mbappe will announce a decision on his future this weekend, sources have told ESPN, with uncertainty around the situation causing «nervousness and confusion» over the club's chances of signing the Paris Saint-Germain forward.

According to sources, there is «pessimism» at Madrid over the potential deal while there is a similar level of uncertainty at PSG. Earlier this week, sources close to the Ligue 1 champions told ESPN the club had given up on keeping Mbappe because they thought he would join Madrid.

However, with Mbappe expected to announce his definitive decision over the next few days, the France international has not communicated it to either club.

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Madrid — who have known for months that the player had given the OK to a move to the Bernabeu — do not understand his behaviour over the last two weeks, sources said.

The nervousness felt at the club at this late stage is due to the fact that they have not received confirmation that Mbappe intends to formally accept their offer or stay in Paris.

Both clubs find themselves in a tense standoff as they expect the player to speak publicly this weekend.

Throughout this season Madrid have stayed in contact with Mbappe's entourage, who had given their word to president Florentino Perez that he would join as a free agent when his PSG contract expires on June 30.

Sources had told ESPN that the deal was on track and that the signing was taken as a given at the Bernabeu, but that confidence has been hit by the lack of information and public