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Real Madrid are reportedly getting closer and closer to sealing a deal for Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe due to Lionel Messi's imminent arrival in France.

PSG are believed to be close to sealing the free transfer of Messi on a two-year deal worth around £70million, following the Argentina's shock departure from Barcelona last week. 

The move will see Messi link up with former Barcelona team-mate Neymar at PSG, but the future of Mbappe remains in doubt with the French forward having just one year left on his contract in the French capital. 

Real Madrid are getting closer to striking a deal for PSG's Kylian Mbappe, according to reports

Spanish giants Real have been chasing World Cup winger Mbappe's signature for some time

And according to AS, Real sense an opportunity to try and prise Mbappe to the Santiago Bernabeu as PSG cannot afford to build a side with Neymar, Messi and the Frenchman in their attack due to Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. 

The report also says the Spanish side are yet to make their an offer for Mbappe but president Florentino Perez is set to change his stance from trying not to offend or provoke PSG to making an approach. 

The French side, who have already signed £60m defender Achraf Hakimi plus Sergio Ramos and Gianluigi Donnarumma on free transfers, reportedly need to sell around £150m worth of talent this summer to respect UEFA's rules regarding FFP. 

Lionel Messi's (left) imminent arrival at PSG could lead to Mbappe's departure this summer

Reports in Spain say a Real Madrid deal for Mbappe is still possible this summer

Real, meanwhile, are said to have around £100m to spend in this transfer window, while they could also sell the likes of Martin Odegaard and Luka Jovic to raise more funds. 

PSG have remained confident that they can keep Mbappe at the club beyond his current contract expiration date in June 2022 but the imminent arrival of Messi could change their stance. 

Mbappe revealed before the Euro 2020 campaign with France, which saw him miss a penalty in the last-16 shootout defeat to Switzerland which signalled Les Bleus' exit from the competition, that he was undecided on his future. 

When asked about his club future at the beginning of June, the 22-year-old said: 'I don't necessarily need to go fast. I have to make the right decision, which is difficult, and give myself every chance to make up my mind.

Mbappe revealed earlier this year that PSG already know his feelings about his future

'I am in a place where I like myself, where I feel good. But is this the best place for me? I don't have the answer yet. 

'I know that a project with or without me is not quite the same for the club. But PSG understand my feelings. Probably also because they knows that I will not sneak.' 

Meanwhile, new PSG defender Ramos - who moved on a free transfer from the Spanish giants earlier this summer - revealed he wants Mbappe to stay in the French capital, though maintained he needs to join Real one day.  

PSG have been confident that Mbappe can extend his contract beyond the summer of 2022

Ramos told AS this month: 'Madrid is one of the best clubs in the world. On a historical level, the best. For me, great players have to go through there. But now I want him (Mbappe) on my team. I want to win and for that I want the best to be by my side.

'Advice on a personal level I could never give. I could tell him something from experience, but I would do it in private. 

'As a PSG player, I would like him to stay. I like to play with the best and Mbappe is one of them.'