Real Madrid have made a £137 million ($188m) bid for Paris St Germain's France forward Kylian Mbappe, according to reports.
Mbappe is out of contract at the Parc des Princes next summer and has so far refused to sign a new deal, despite PSG's attempts to get the France international to commit to the club.
France's L'Equipe maintain PSG's position remained unchanged, with the Ligue 1 club determined to keep Mbappe until at least the end of his contract in June next year even if he could then leave for nothing.
Spain's Marca said the move was a first step by Real, who have long had their sights on the 22-year-old World Cup-winner who scored 42 goals in all competitions for PSG last season and has reportedly told PSG that his dream is to move to Madrid.
The As.com website quoted Real sources as saying, however, that the fact money was not an issue for PSG was an obstacle for Real.
Any sale of Mbappe would allow PSG to recoup some of the costs of Lionel Messi's salary package after they signed the Argentina forward and six times Ballon d'Or winner from Barcelona earlier this month.
PSG player ratings v Brest
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PSG RATINGS: Keylor Navas 6 - No shots to deal with in the first half other than the one that found the back of the net. Redeemed himself in the second half with a good stop from a strike inside the box. AFP -
Achraf Hakimi 8 - Regularly broke into Brest territory and was a problem throughout the match. A bright display from the right-back who looks like a very good addition to the French side. Reuters -
Thilo Kehrer 7 - Positioned himself astutely against counter-attacks and got in the way of a number of balls that were headed into precarious areas. AP -
Presnel Kimpembe 6 - Not good enough from the France international who completely lost Steve Mounie for Brest to peg the score back to 3-2. EPA -
Abdou Diallo 5- Got forward well and put in some good balls towards Kylian Mbappe. Caught narrow for the goal that saw Brest exploit the space down Paris Saint-Germain’s left-hand side. Diallo has to be better with his defending that looked suspect at times. AFP -
Idrissa Gueye 8 - Brest will regret not closing the midfielder down as he struck home from around 40 yards to put PSG 3-1 ahead. On the defensive side, Gueye was aggressive in the challenge and applied pressure when possible to stop the opposition from playing quickly down the channels. AFP -
Marco Verratti 7 - Positive on the ball with progressive passes and helped control the tempo of the game. Replaced in the 72nd minute by Julian Draxler. AP -
Ander Herrera 7 - Gave away a needless foul that presented the home team with a freekick in a good position but soon made amends with a hit from outside the box that broke the deadlock. AFP -
Georginio Wijnaldum 6 - Didn’t do much to catch the eye but kept things ticking. The Dutchman played as an advanced midfield and that could be where PSG fans will see Messi slot into once he returns. AFP -
Mauro Icardi 5 - Uninvolved for the majority of the game and didn’t threaten the backline enough. AP -
Kylian Mbappe 7 - Could have scored early on with a chance inside the box but made no mistake with a reaction header that flew past the goalkeeper to double PSG’s lead. AFP -
SUBS: Julian Draxler (Verratti, 72) N/A - Came on but didn’t do anything to bolster PSG’s lead. AP -
Angel Di Maria (Mbappe, 80) N/A - On to gain some match fitness for the goalscorer Kylian Mbappe and ended up putting the game to bed with an intricate lob over the goalkeeper. AFP -
Arnaud Kalimuendo (Icardi, 86) N/A - On for the final few minutes of the game. Getty
PSG ended last season with only one major trophy, the French Cup, after losing the league title by one point to Lille and crashing out in the Champions League semi-finals.
Real, now managed by Italian Carlo Ancelotti, were runners-up domestically last season to city rivals Atletico.
Mbappe has scored 133 times and made 63 assists in 174 games for PSG in all competitions and has helped them towards 11 major domestic honours, including three Ligue 1 titles.
He arrived from Monaco on an initial season-long loan in 2017 and was signed permanently for £165.7m a year later.
