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Madrid failed with a final bid for the Ligue 1 top scorer at the end of the last summer transfer window, leading to expectations that Mbappe would move to ...

In short, there is no difference between the two – they are similar.' 'The two offers, that of PSG and Real, are almost identical. my decision is almost done'.

Real Madrid won La Liga this year so Real Betis showed them respect with a guard of honour and Real reciprocated for Betis' Copa del Rey victory.

The match on Friday was not exactly the entertaining game that the double guard of honour deserved, with no goals to celebrate for either team. The ultimate 'class this' gesture. Despite the rare sight of the double guard of honour, it's not actually the first time it's been done in Spain, with Barcelona and Sevilla sharing one in 2006, when Sevilla won the Europa League, though the pair did not do the same 10 years later.

Real Madrid finished out their La Liga campaign against Real Betis on Friday night with a relaxed and good-spirited atmosphere.

The worst disciplinary record in La Liga belongs to Getafe, who have racked up 116 yellow cards and also managed 8 red cards this season. Real Madrid finished out their La Liga campaign against Real Betis on Friday night with a relaxed and good-spirited atmosphere. Real Madrid are also the team to finish with the least yellow cards (76) – only Villarreal can equal that total, although they have a game to play against Barcelona.

The French superstar isn't going anywhere after all, spurning a long-expected move to Real Madrid to stay put.

PSG’s offer was strong enough for Mbappé to spurn a move to the club he has reportedly longed to play for since he was a boy. Mbappé, meanwhile, stays at PSG and continues to team with Lionel Messi and Neymar in the most star-studded attacking trident on the planet. On the club level, he won a Ligue 1 title with Monaco and then four more with PSG, while also capturing seven other domestic trophies. ... This summer my ambition was clear, I wanted to leave and put the club in the best circumstances to bring in my replacement.” The decision is the culmination of a yearlong process that nearly took a drastic turn last summer, when Madrid tried to pry Mbappé from PSG during the transfer window. Mbappé confirmed that he had asked for a transfer despite his contract having a year to run, but he could have signed a pre-contract with Real Madrid as early as Jan. 1 had he wanted to fully commit.

Kylian Mbappe is set to stay at PSG in a shock U-turn that sees Real Madrid miss out on their No. 1 transfer target, sources told ESPN.

Sources told ESPN on Friday that there was "nervousness and confusion" at Real Madrid around the Mbappe situation, as well as a growing "pessimism" over completing the high-profile signing. This month, Mbappe was voted Ligue 1's player of the year for a third time after scoring 25 goals and 17 assists as PSG won the league title. But after a late change of heart, Mbappe is set to sign a three-year contract with PSG.

KYLIAN MBAPPE has been caught in two minds over his proposed transfer to Real Madrid...

Sometimes I like to go to Madrid's good restaurants, but nobody asks me about that... Los Blancos brought the curtain down on their impressive La Liga campaign on Friday night following a stalemate with Manuel Pellegrini's side, who have secured an impressive fifth place. As it stands, he is out of contract with PSG at the end of the season with Real Madrid ready to make him their next Galactico in a move that has been several years in the making. It would suggest Mbappe has indeed decided to stay with PSG - something that has been strongly suggested in the press in the past few days. But for Real Madrid, all focus is on the future of their top transfer target Mbappe as he continues to prolong a decision over his next move. Florentino Perez addressed the Real Madrid players in the changing room following their 0-0 draw with Real Betis - telling them that Kylian Mbappe would no longer be signing for the club this summer, according to reports.