Sport Mbappe plans to join Real Madrid, says Vasilyev

© Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe plans to join Real Madrid after turning down the chance during his time at Monaco, according to former vice-president Vadim Vasilyev.

Mbappe initially moved to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain on loan from rivals Monaco in 2017 before making the transfer permanent in a €145million deal the following year.

Madrid were interested in Mbappe prior to the French sensation swapping Monaco for Paris, and the LaLiga powerhouse continue to be linked with the 20-year-old forward.

Vasilyev, who knows Mbappe well from their time together at Stade Louis II, believes the 2018 World Cup winner will eventually make the move to Madrid.

'He contributes much more than goals' - Zidane thrilled with another strong Benzema effort

the forward was the star against Leganes on Wednesday, with the manager lauding his overall contributionBenzema has enjoyed a fine start to the season, picking up where he left off last term and he took his tally to seven goals in La Liga against Leganes.

Alejandro Moreno says Kylian Mbappe can learn from Neymar about the Real Madrid transfer speculation. On an otherwise quiet Sunday, Monaco's former vice president, Vadim Vasilyev , has revealed that Kylian Mbappe still harbours dreams of a move to Madrid -- but that his switch to the

Mbappe initially joined Paris Saint-Germain on loan from Monaco in 2017, before the move became permanent a Vasilyev is still close to Mbappe and in a recent meeting the the youngster, the Monaco president feels "They [ Real Madrid ] will knock on your door," Vasilyev insists he said to Mbappe .

© Getty Images Kylian Mbappe

"Why did he not sign at Real?," Vasilyev told Telefoot. "He told me: 'Vadim, I think it's too early, I'm Parisian, I do not want to leave my country like that, I want to become a great player here. Real Madrid will wait, that's what I think'.

"I told him, 'Kylian, you're right'. He wants to win. And of course the Champions League must be won for a player like that. If he wins it with Paris, it's better."

Vasilyev added: "They [Real Madrid] will knock on your door. The entire Estadio Santiago Bernabeu will applaud you when you get there."

"He remains the same person, the same Kylian. It's just that he has gained importance, power in the global landscape," Vasilyev said.

© Getty Images Kylian Mbappe

"I know Cristiano Ronaldo quite well, and he always wants to break all records, go further. Kylian is the same."

Mbappe reminds me of Brazil star Ronaldo - Mourinho

Kylian Mbappe has "scary" talent, according to Jose Mourinho, who has comapred the France star to one of the greats of the modern era.Mbappe has scored seven goals in his past four matches for the Ligue 1 champion after a 2018-19 season in which he netted 39 times in all competitions for his club.

Huge boost for Real Madrid as reports suggest superstar wanted to move to Madrid once he established himself. A story by AS has reported on some comments by former Monaco Vice President Vadim Vasilyev . The report seems to suggest that Mbappe always wanted to go to Madrid

‘They [ Real Madrid ] will knock on your door,’ Vasilyev insists he said to Mbappe . The 20-year-old France international is the PSG’s top scorer this season with eight goals in all competitions and would join his teammates as they face Madrid at Bernabeu on November 26.

Mbappe, who won the Ligue 1 title in his final season at Monaco, has flourished with PSG in the French capital.

He has claimed back-to-back Ligue 1 trophies, as well as Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophee des Champions silverware.

After scoring 39 goals across all competitions in 2018-19, Mbappe has netted nine times for Thomas Tuchel's PSG this season.

Gallery: Neymar, Mbappe, Messi? Who are the 25 most valuable footballers on the planet today? (ReadSport)

MSN UK is committed to Empowering the Planet and taking urgent action to protect our environment. We’re supporting Friends of the Earth to help solve the climate crisis, please give generously here or find out more about our campaign here.