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Mbappe buys 80% stake in French 2nd Division Club

France captain Kylian Mbappe is set to become the majority owner of second-division club, Caen, French media reported Monday.

Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain this month, will spend 20 million euros ($21.6 million) to buy an 80 per cent stake in the Normandy outfit from American investors Oaktree, according to French daily, Le Parisien.

The 2018 World Cup winner almost joined Caen as a teenager before eventually signing for Monaco.

Caen finished in sixth place in Ligue 2 last season and their former players include Mbappe’s France teammate N’Golo Kante and former French defender William Gallas.

The two-time Ligue 2 champions, established in 1913, start the new campaign by hosting Paris FC on August 17.

 

 

 

 

 

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