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Cope say United offered €80m/£69m last month but increased the offer to €110m/£95m after Monaco's game against City in February.
Kylian Mbappe has a release clause in his Monaco contract that will cost "a lot of money" to trigger, sporting director Antonio Cordon has told Cadena Cope.
"Yes, he has one -- but it's a lot, a lot of money," he said. "I didn't do Mbappe's contract and I can't tell you the details of the clause, but it's a lot of money.
"I hope he'll stay because we have to keep our best players, but we all know the market and how things happen. I don't know how many offers there are for him."
Prince Albert of Monaco, who remains involved behind the scenes at the club, told RMC he hoped Mbappe would stay for another season.
"I know it'll be difficult, but I think he's already talked about this," he said. "I think it's wiser, at least for another season, to stay with Monaco and for him to be a little more protected than at a big club.
"We're going to do everything to keep him a little bit more."
Arsenal have reportedly had an offer of £87m rejected.
He could view Arsenal as a stepping stone towards a move to Madrid.
I think you make a great point JSP about the amount of leg work Falcao did last season. He ran down every lost cause going and created so many opportunities for Mbappe. The same must be said with Valere Germain. So its fair to say that for every great goal Mbappe did score, there were more then a few that involved a simple tap in or finishing off work that others have done. That's a skill in its own, people like Javier Hernandez have made a career out of being in the right place at the right time. But a percentage of his goals haven't needed a fancy finish or silky skill to find the net. Just a willing runner to make the space. Will Bale or Isco or anyone else do that running that he needs? Because Ronaldo certainly wont.
The next 'Fat Ronaldo' tag is exactly what Real are buying him for. Its a tag that killed people careers before. But Mpabbe does look that type of player no doubt. If he can fill those shoes and sustain it then it could end up a bargain even at this silly fee.
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