Kylian Mbappe's declaration that he has absolutely no intention of triggering a contract extension to remain at Paris Saint-Germain beyond 2023-24 has accelerated plans of his suitors.
Real Madrid have long been eager to get him - they had a £154million bid for him rejected two years ago - but both names of Chelsea and Manchester United have been mooted.
But when Mbappe snubbed the advances of Real Madrid in 2021 to sign a mega-money deal pocketing him a £34m-a-year pay packet - that's over £650,000 a week! - prising him away from the millions looked a tall order.