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Kylian Mbappe is reportedly set to take a pay-cut ahead of joining Real Madrid, after confirming he will be leaving Paris Saint-Germain after seven years this summer on Friday evening.
The France captain has long been linked with a move from Parc des Princes to the Bernabeu, and last summer refused to sign a new one-year deal to allow him to make the move to LaLiga as a free agent.
Mbappe has since remained tight-lipped on his future destination, refusing to be drawn on his next move until the end of the campaign.
The forward will play his final match in PSG colours on home turf against Toulouse on Saturday, before the last match of the season next Wednesday against Nice.
But with his move away from the French capital, Mbappe will see a vast change in his circumstances as he turns his back on his current blockbuster deal with the Ligue 1 champions.
Kylian Mbappe is set to become Real Madrid's highest earners despite taking a sizeable cut
The France captain confirmed his much-discussed exit from Paris Saint-Germain on Friday
The 25-year-old has enjoyed a heavily decorated stint in Paris, winning a total of 14 titles
As per as, Mbappe's salary is set to be drastically reduced to bring him in line with Real Madrid's highest-earners - even though his proposed salary is set to dwarf even the wages of the most senior members of the team.
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The 25-year-old previously inked a two-year deal with the Parisian giants which garnered him a salary worth an eye-popping £5.1million (€6m) per week, with his gross annual salary before tax an estimated £62m (€72m).
But the Spanish outlet claims that Mbappe's new deal will be almost two-thirds less than the titanic sum commanded at his former club - an estimated £21m (€25m) yearly after tax.
Despite this seismic drop between PSG and Real Madrid's salaries, Mbappe will can still comfortably claim to be his reported new club's highest earner.
His wages will be almost double the two most senior figures in the team at present: David Alaba, who earns £9.3m (€10.8m) and Toni Kroos, on a salary of £9.2m (€10.7m) per year.
