Kylian Mbappé has spoken out after the rumors of a possible departure from Paris Saint-Germain. Monday night made L’Equipe known that the French star player intends to leave next summer on a free transfer. Mbappé has an option in his contract to extend the contract for a year, but he has waived it by means of an urgent letter. The Frenchman is surprised by all the fuss that has arisen.
“The club’s management has been aware of this decision since July 15, 2022,” Mbappé told the news agency. AFP. “The email was only intended to confirm what had already been made clear verbally at an earlier stage.” Mbappé’s contract includes the option to extend the commitment for a year, but that would require mutual approval. PSG are now considering selling Mbappé, as the club wants to avoid a transfer-free departure.
According to L’Equipe the club management does not understand Mbappé’s attitude. PSG believe it has done everything it can to please the superstar in Paris. Mbappé would have drafted the letter independently, but his management was aware of the action. The decision of the lightning fast attacker causes a crisis in the French capital. PSG would now seriously consider selling Mbappé this summer.
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Le Parisien reports shortly after the news about Mbappé’s statement that he has set his sights on a summer switch to Real Madrid. He must succeed Karim Benzema, who left for Saudi Arabia, in the Spanish capital. Mbappé has long been associated with a switch to the Royalbut can also count on interest from Chelsea and Manchester United.
Mbappé has been playing for PSG since the summer of 2018, which took him over from AS Monaco for 180 million euros at the time. The expectation is that les Parisians want to receive more than 200 million euros in the event of the departure of the super striker. In recent years, Mbappé played no less than 260 official games for PSG, in which he scored 212 goals and 98 assists. This makes him the all-time top scorer of the European superpower. In addition to Lionel Messi, PSG may lose a second world star this summer.