Captain of France's national football team Kylian Mbappé is set to become the majority owner of second-division club Caen.
Mbappé, who joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, will spend €20 million to buy an 80 percent stake in the Normandy club Caen from American investors Oaktree, according to a report in Le Parisien published on Monday.
"Barring a turn of events," the daily reported, "Kylian Mbappé is set to become the majority shareholder of Stade Malherbe de Caen... within the next few hours."
Pierre-Antoine Capton, chair of the club's supervisory board, will hold the rest of the capital.
However, it will be Ziad Hammoud – former director of strategy and investment at beIN Media Group and currently managing director of the company that manages Kylian Mbappé's image – who will reportedly take over the reins of the club, which was relegated to Ligue 2 in 2020.
Mbappé almost joined Caen as a teenager before eventually signing for AC Monaco.
Established in 1913, Caen finished in sixth place in Ligue 2 last season.
The two-time Ligue 2 champions, whose former players include Mbappé's France teammate N'Golo Kante and former defender William Gallas, start a new football season campaign by hosting Paris FC on 17 August.
