Determined Real Madrid have reportedly bid £41m for Kylian Mbappe in a attempt to end the long-running transfer saga now.
Florentino Perez had a bumper offer of £137m bid kicked out last summer, as Paris Saint-Germain refused to budge amid their own pursuit to keep their star man.
But it appears increasingly likely that the 23-year-old will swap Paris for the Bernabeu when he becomes a free agent in the summer.
And Spanish publication AS claim a mammoth offer has been tabled again in a bid to get Mbappe in now for a side who are top in La Liga.
The bid comes ahead of the two sides set to face off in the last 16 of the Champions League with both desperate to land a blow on the other.
PSG chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi is a fearsome negotiator alongside sporting director Leonardo, and it is believed they hope to convince Mbappe to remain in France.
The intrigue has been piqued further with Madrid appearing to be in a sprint to the finish with Barcelona to land Borussia Dortmund goal machine Erling Haaland.
Barca are hell-bent on landing the superstar striker, with Marca stating the Catalans are fearful of a Madrid front three that includes Haaland, Mbappe and Vinicius in the coming years.
