Mbappe informs the Paris administration of his decision
Kylian Mbappé informs Paris Saint-Germain of his intention to leave at the end of the season
Paris, February 15, 2024
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappé has informed the club of his intention to leave at the end of the season, according to a source close to the club.
Mbappé, 25, who joined the capital club in 2017 from Monaco, extended his contract in 2022 until 2024 but refused last summer to activate a clause that would have allowed him to stay another year at the Parc des Princes.
The same source revealed that "the terms of the departure still have to be fully agreed upon," and the club and Mbappé will officially announce the matter "when everything is finalized in the coming months."
The Parisian club declined to comment when contacted by AFP.
Mbappé will leave PSG as a free agent, although the two parties negotiated last summer an agreement in which the player would give up part of his signing bonus mentioned in his contract, worth "tens" of millions of dollars.
After seven seasons with PSG, Mbappé, who has become the capital club's all-time leading scorer, is looking for a new adventure, which is likely to be with Real Madrid of Spain.
According to an informed source, Mbappé and the royal club have previously entered into negotiations in 2019 and 2021, and even in 2022, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez tried to sign him, but his attempt was met with refusal.
In the summer of 2022, it was announced that Mbappé had agreed to move to Real Madrid by many media outlets... before he extended his contract with the capital club for two years.
In 2023, it was also announced that the deal was done, with some French media claiming that Mbappé wanted to join the Madrid club immediately. He responded with "Lies..." in large letters on Twitter at the time.
For PSG, the departure of their star player, after only a year after the departure of Brazilian Neymar to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Argentine Lionel Messi to Inter Miami of the United States, means the start of a new era for the club, which has always aspired to win the Champions League title but has not succeeded since it was acquired by Qatar in 2011.
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