Kylian Mbappe could be set to go into club ownership as Real Madrid new boy 'has real interest' in buying a stake in a team he once almost signed for

Kylian Mbappe was one of the top three highest-paid players in world football - along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - during his final few years at Paris Saint-Germain.

The 25-year-old forward - who recently captained France at Euro 2024 - will continue earning mega money following his summer switch to Real Madrid too.

So how does Mbappe spend all that money?

Well, he has an impressive car collection - including a Mercedes-Benz V Class and a Ferrari 488 Pista. He also gives away of lot of his money to charitable causes.

According to a report in France, Mbappe is now keen to use some of his wealth to invest in a professional football club.

Mbappe and his business partners have been linked with a possible takeover at SM Caen, who have played in the second division in France since being relegated from Ligue 1 at the end of the 2018-19 season.

Rumours about Mbappe's interest in buying Caen have been swirling around for months.

But Ouest France confirmed this week that Mbappe's interest is indeed real.

Current Caen co-owner Pierre-Antoine Capton announced back in March that American investment fund Oaktree was planning to withdraw its investment in the club.

Mbappe was first linked with Caen back in 2013 when the Normandy outfit tried to sign him as a teenager.

But he eventually opted to join AS Monaco instead after Caen were relegated.

Laurent Glaize, who was Caen's head of youth recruitment in 2013, spoke about the failed bid to sign Mbappe in an interview with Maville four years later.

Glaize said: 'At first, it was our Parisian network that called us. He assured us that he had seen a phenomenon. We sent our recruitment manager to Paris to see him play at Bondy.

'He confirmed. Then [youth recruiter] David Lasry went to see him. David didn't usually get too excited. Then, he called me, he was crazy: '"Laurent, I have the future Ballon d'Or in front of me!"

'Kylian was barely 12 years old. Technically, he already knew how to do everything. He had incredible dribbles, and above all he did them quickly. He had the game intelligence of a 15 or 16-year-old guy.

'He was still small and thin obviously, but the potential for athletic development was obvious. In my entire career, frankly, I've never seen anything like it.'