“Yes, absolutely.” One phrase that turned everything upside down, was the answer made by Kylian Mbappe when asked if staying with Paris Saint-Germain was one of his options.
The answer to questions and controversy was uttered by the talented French following his brilliance in the ranks of his team that swept its guest Lorient 5-1 on Sunday, including two goals for the world champion.
He added with a smile to a number of reporters, “You have provided a large amount of information, and I think that you have a rich substance to deal with.”
Mbappe’s contract with the French capital team expires on June 30, amid interest from Real Madrid in obtaining his services, but Mbappe revealed that he has not yet decided whether to renew his contract with his current team or move to another club.
Mbappe said following the match once morest Lorient, “I haven’t made my decision yet, I’m thinking regarding it, there are new elements and a lot of factors. I don’t want to be wrong.”
He added, “I realize that the matter (making the decision) may be delayed for some, but we talk regarding this issue on a daily basis,” according to what was reported by “AFP.”
He explained, “If I had made my decision, I would have announced it. I am not obligated to explain my options to anyone, it is a personal choice. If I had made my decision, I would have announced it and stuck to it.”
And when Mbappe talks regarding some factors, he is probably talking regarding the “project”, because he has repeatedly said recently that he wants more responsibility within the team, possibly hinting at the captaincy currently held by the Brazilian defense center Marquinhos.
And it is not at all related to the financial aspects, and a source who follows the negotiations file with Saint Germain confirms that “for Killian, he will get the money wherever he goes,” noting that the capital club is doing its best to extend Mbappe’s contract.
There is no doubt that Saint-Germain’s exit from the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid in particular made Mbappe feel disappointed and perhaps doubtful regarding his team’s ability to lift the big-eared trophy if he chose to stay in France.
But he is fully aware that it will be special if he leads Saint-Germain to his first continental title in the Champions League, more than contributing to Real Madrid’s 14th title in it.
Pending his final decision, Mbappe spoke as a defensive leader in the group in the face of harsh criticism from the club’s supporters following the continental exit and then the heavy loss in the league once morest Monaco 0-3 days later.
The French striker said in this regard: “They (the club’s supporters) have the right not to be happy. We all made a mistake once morest Real Madrid and therefore some players cannot be blamed and held responsible.”
Mbappe is very important to his club and country, and Saint-Germain’s sporting director Leonardo repeated this in the sports newspaper L’Equipe last month, promising to make every effort to retain his services.
And here is Mbappe occupying the circles with his statements once once more in his club, which seems close to being crowned champion of the French League for the tenth time in its history, and equalizing the record recorded in the name of Saint Etienne, who won most of his titles in the sixties and seventies of the last century.
