Man United could still have Mbappe if Sheikh Jassim's takeover is completed

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Manchester United are able to bid for Kylian Mbappe if Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani’s takeover is completed as expected, the Mirror reports.

Sheikh Jassim has won the race to finalise a £6billion purchase of the Red Devils. The mega-rich Qatari is thought to have held off competition from INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe, nine months after the Glazers first put the Premier League club up for sale.

Sheikh Jassim is set to complete his takeover in October, which rules out the chance of United signing Mbappe before the ongoing transfer window closes on September 1. Yet the 24-year-old World Cup winner could be up for grabs in a year’s time.

Mbappe wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires next summer, with Real Madrid leading the race for his signature. Yet PSG are determined to tie him down to a new deal to stop him leaving the French capital on a free transfer.

As reported by Spanish outlet El Debate, PSG chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi is trying to persuade Mbappe to sign a new contract with a €250million (£213m) release clause. That way, Mbappe gets his transfer wish and PSG don’t lose their prized asset for nothing.

Al-Khelaifi told reporters in July: “Our position is very clear. If Kylian Mbappe wants to stay – and we want him to stay – he needs to sign a new contract. We cannot let the best player in the world right now leave for free. That is impossible.”