Kylian Mbappe will see his annual salary reduced when he joins Real Madrid The Frenchman is expected to take on the club's No.10 shirt next season Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane? Which five players should have played in the Premier League? Listen to the It's All Kicking Off podcast Kylian Mbappe has agreed to take a massive pay cut to join Real Madrid this summer. The 25-year-old, who earns 25m euros net (£21.4m) in Paris, will clear 15m euros net (£12.8m) a season at Madrid, still making him the club’s top earner despite the huge salary cut. Mbappe has agreed terms with the Spanish club although neither Paris Saint-Germain nor Madrid will make any formal statement while both could still meet in the Champions League. Despite losing out in terms of basic wage Mbappe will be paid a sizeable signing on fee understood to be over 100m euros (£85.6m) and will keep an 80 per cent share of image rights on any new commercial deals he signs after becoming a Madrid player. This breaks from the normal 50-50 split the club usually imposes on new players. Mbappe is expected to wear Luka Modric’s number 10 shirt next season with the Croatian 38-year-old not being offered a new deal. Kylian Mbappe has agreed to take a massive pay cut to join Real Madrid this summer The 25-year-old PSG star will see his annual salary reduced when he moves to the Santiago Bernabeu Carlo Ancelotti will see his Madrid side boosted by Mbappe's arrival in the summer Marca reported on Tuesday that Modric has been offered the opportunity to stay at the club as part of Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching staff. Confirmation in Madrid of the club’s capture of Mbappe ends their seven-year pursuit of the French World Cup winner. His decision to leave Paris for Madrid has been welcomed in the Spanish capital as the final piece in the puzzle for Ancelotti to lead a team that can dominate European football for the next decade. But another former French World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit has cast doubts over the wisdom of Madrid signing his compatriot. Petit said: ‘If Mbappe goes to Madrid that could be a problem. Not only in terms of salary in the dressing room, but also in terms of leadership. Bellingham has been incredible, as has Vinicius, and if he goes to Madrid, he will have to play as a (central) striker and we all know this is not his best position. There are a lot of questions and no answers.’ In the same week as Madrid appear to have sealed Mbappe’s arrival, La Liga have announced the latest salary caps for all Spanish clubs. The figures are calculated according to each club’s projected income and spending, and govern their dealings in the transfer market. Mbappe is expected to wear Luka Modric ’s number 10 shirt at Madrid next season Real Madrid have been set the highest salary cap at 727m euros meaning they can take on the signing of Mbappe without having to sell Real Madrid have been set the highest salary cap at 727m euros (£622.5m) meaning they can take on the signing of Mbappe without having to sell. The news was much worse for Barcelona whose salary limit has been set at just 204m euros. This figure is around 200m euros (£171m) above their current wage bill and means they will have to sell players this summer in order to be able to bring new players to the club. The publication of the numbers will only add to speculation Barcelona are preparing to sell at least one top earner at the end of the season. Ronald Araujo, Robert Lewandowski and Frenkie de Jong have all been mentioned as potential assets to be cashed in on. Although speaking before Barcelona’s Champions League last-16 first leg against Napoli, De Jong said: ‘It’s been said I’m earning 40m euros (£34m) a season. That’s a long way from the truth. I'm happy at Barça and I hope I can continue for many years.’
