Madrid want to bring down Mbappe's price tag to €225m

The summer soap opera could be nearing its end. 'Marca' reports that we are on the verge of Kylian Mbappe joining Real Madrid and that the only thing missing is the final figure of the sale.
PSG has valued the French striker at 250 million euros, a price that the 'Merengues' team intend to negotiate down. The Spanish club don't want to go over €225 million, €25 million less. It might not seem like much difference, but if the overall amount of the operation is taken into account, it will be important.
All these conversations, according to the newspaper, are being carried out by Real Madrid with a mediator. There has been no direct contact with Al-Khelaifi and there will not be. They are offended that in the summer of 2021 they made him several formal offers for Kylian Mbappe and did not even respond.
The operation could progress at any time, as his sale to Madrid is in the best interest of all parties. Time is running in favor of 'Los Blancos' and the Spanish club know it, so they're in no hurry to try to lower the price for the Frenchman. If PSG do not agree, Madrid will wait until 2024.
At the Bernabeu they are waiting for a call from Fayza Lamari, Mbappe's mother and representative, to tell them that PSG accept. The French club, meanwhile, is already looking for a replacement and one of the favourites at the Parc des Princes is Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele.