Real Madrid are ready to commit £200million to sign Kylian Mbappe without negotiating with Paris Saint-Germain, according to SPORT.
Both clubs did not hold talks this summer despite Mbappe being frozen out by the Ligue 1 champions.
The 24-year-old has since returned to the first team and has scored five goals in his first three matches of the season.
Although there are speculations Mbappe could agree a new contract with PSG, it is believed Real Madrid intend to reach a pre-contract agreement with the player in January.
This will mean the France captain joins them for nothing when his PSG deal expires on June 30.
Real didn’t like PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi rejecting their approaches out of hand, even offers approaching £172m.
Instead, Real have decided to set aside around £200m for Mbappe in the form of wages and a signing-on fee.