In the offices of the Santiago Bernabéu they are very clear that the footballer who is going to make a difference in the coming years is called Kylian and his last name is Mbappé. There are other stars, but at Real Madrid there is no doubt that the most powerful on the pitch and also off it, from a marketing point of view, is the French striker. The “soap opera” of his possible arrival is long and has had many script twists, but it seems that the movement he starred in this Thursday is the definitive one. He personally and officially confirmed to Al Khelaifi that June 30 will be the last day of his contract with Paris Saint Germain and that from that moment on he will be a “free agent” on the market. As he had agreed with the Parisian leaders, it was he who communicated the decision to the head of what is still his club and then it was PSG that confirmed that this had happened with a short text. “The club confirms that Kylian has communicated his decision to leave PSG at the end of the 2024 season. The terms of the departure have not yet been fully agreed upon,” they explained of this move that might be the beginning of the end.
Mbappé took advantage of the victory once morest Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 the day following to release this bombshell, also taking into account that today’s training session has been scheduled behind closed doors by Luis Enrique and the next League match It’s outside the home. It was a good time to announce that he considers that his time in Ligue1 and in Paris has come to an end and that he wants to give a new impetus to his career. Something that had already been announced a few days ago by “Le Parisien”, the media outlet best informed regarding the insides of PSG. This medium also said that in Paris they have been coming to terms with the idea of losing their star for some time now and that in this case they were not going to make it a matter of state like the last time, when even the president of the republic intervened to have him will remain
Finally Mbappé felt the pressure and revealed himself with a renewal until 2024 and with a clause to extend the contract for another year, until 2025. The footballer was already clear that he was not going to exercise that renewal option and that he was going to give up the bonus of loyalty that corresponded to him, in a gesture of good will with what has been his team since he left Monaco in 2017. They were small steps towards an exit that now has a date.
Real Madrid is not going to make a move publicly for now, but it is, evidently, the main destination, if not the only one, for Mbappé. At the Bernabéu they wanted the attacker to be the one to make a clear statement regarding his intention to change shirts, and that happened yesterday mid-followingnoon, when the bombshell went off in France.
Mbappé is not going to earn more money outside the Parc des Princes, but his priority now is another: to continue his career in Madrid. PSG paid 180 million in 2017 for the transfer from Monaco and dressed in blue and red they have been able to reign in French football, but not in the Champions League, Al Khelaifi’s great goal since he bought the entity.
The huge amount of money invested in footballers and coaches has not helped them become European champions and now they are faced with the last opportunity to do so with Mbappé in their ranks. They are in the round of 16 and have a two-goal advantage for the second leg at the Reale Arena. In Paris they have been convinced for some time that they will lose their number “7” and they also know that offering him a better salary, which they have already done, does not change anything.
Mbappé turned 25 last December and, in theory, he has the best stretch of his sporting career ahead of him. With PSG he has scored 243 goals in 290 games, a scoring average within the reach of very few and which is better this season, where he has scored 31 goals in 30 games. He is undoubtedly one of the most decisive players in the world and would fit perfectly in the Madrid locker room. Yesterday, following learning the news, his compatriot Tchouameni uploaded a tweet in which he put the popcorn emoticon. And yes, things get interesting.
