Kylian Mbappe makes extravagant purchase just weeks after joining Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe has taken over a majority stake in French second-tier side Caen.

Properly know as Stade Malherbe Caen, the club were once on the verge of signing a young Mbappe before the former yo-yo club had to hit the brakes following one of their relegations to Ligue 2 in 2012.

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