Paris Saint-Germain will not stop Kylian Mbappe from making a transfer if the club’s conditions are met. That is what Leonardo tells in conversation with RMC Sports. “It seems clear to me that Mbappe wants to go to Real Madrid and we will not stop him, just on our terms,” said the PSG technical director, who does not clarify exactly what those conditions are, except that Real Madrid’s bid for that is. should be much higher.
Leonardo confirms that PSG has rejected Real Madrid’s first offer. “Yes, we turned it down, but we’re not stopping anyone. I can’t confirm any amounts, but the offer is around €160 million. The offer is far from what we want for Kylian. We need part of the amount. to AS Monaco and we do not think the current proposal is sufficient.” PSG paid €180 million to Monaco for Mbappe four years ago.
PSG have done everything they can to get Mbappe, whose contract expires next year, to sign. “That has always been our goal,” said Leonardo. “We made two big offers to Kylian: first an equivalent to the highest paid players from the roster two months ago and then one above that very recently. We want to show him that he is an important player, the center of the project, but he is not above the project.”
Leonardo criticizes the behavior of Real Madrid. “It seems Real’s strategy is to get a ‘no’ from us to their offer, so they have shown Kylian that they have done everything they can to get him in. Then they can wait another year to get him for free. “Real Madrid has behaved like this for two years. It is unfair and even illegal because they have also contacted the player. It is unacceptable to us because it is not correct.”
However, Leonardo does not assume that Mbappé will leave PSG on a free transfer. “We have talked a lot with Kylian and he has always promised that he will not leave the club for free,” said the technical director, who is not waiting for a new offer. “We have no plans to talk to Real Madrid again. Our position is: we keep him and extend his contract. But we will not let him leave for less than we paid to AS Monaco.”
Leonardo refuses to look for a replacement for Mbappe. “I am not preparing a plan B. He has a contract for one year, we want to extend it. We never thought about a plan B. We have created a very positive atmosphere. We will not let anyone change that.”