Striker Kylian Mbappe officially announced his farewell to PSG with a message posted on his personal account on social network X (old Twitter) on May 11. However, this decision has been in place since February 21, according to Sports.fr (France).
“Hello everyone, I’m Kylian. I want to announce that this is my last season with PSG and this adventure will end in a few weeks. I will play my last match at Parc des Princes this weekend when PSG takes on Toulouse (at 2:00 a.m. on May 13),” Mbappe said in a farewell video to the Paris team on social network X.
Mbappe officially parted ways with PSG after 7 seasons AFP
According to Marca newspaper (Spain): “It is reasonable for Mbappe to give a farewell message to PSG at this time, as he waited for the team to no longer have a chance to compete for championships in the European Cups to announce it to avoid Conflict of interest. PSG was just eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League , won Ligue 1, and has only the French Cup final against Lyon at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (at 2 o’clock, May 26, time). Vietnam)”.
“In the announcement, Mbappe did not mention Real Madrid as his new destination. This is also a very reasonable decision. This star’s contract with the Paris team only expires on June 30. After this time, Mbappe will became a free player and announced his joining Real Madrid on a free transfer.
Real Madrid Club at this time will not make any announcement about recruiting Mbappe. They are still focusing everything on the remaining goal of the season, the Champions League final. President Florentino Perez also showed respect for Mbappe and PSG, no statements will be made until the season ends,” Marca newspaper shared.
Meanwhile, according to journalist Abdellah Boulma of Sports.fr : “Mbappe is actually now a member of Real Madrid. This striker has completed negotiations and signed a contract with the Bernabeu team from February 21. Everything is just waiting for the official time to be announced.”
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has been pursuing Mbappe since 2017 when the player was still playing for Monaco, but chose to go to PSG. AFP
“PSG decided to part ways with Mbappe with everything that happened in February. PSG will save more than 200 million euros by not keeping their No. 1 star for many years, which includes an agreement not to activate the clause.” extended for another year and a loyalty bonus of about 80 million euros this season will not be paid. PSG is expected to recruit 4 to 5 new players to replace Mbappe’s departure,” journalist Fabrizio Romano said. , transfer information hunter said.
AS (Spain) newspaper revealed: “Mbappe signed a contract with Real Madrid for a term of 5 to 6 years. This 25-year-old French player will receive the highest salary at Real Madrid of about 25 million euros/year.” after tax.
This salary is double that of the current highest earners at Real Madrid: David Alaba (10.8 million euros) and Toni Kroos (10.7 million euros), similar to Jude Bellingham. Meanwhile, Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois, Antonio Ruüdiger and Vinicius only receive about 8 million euros per year. Aurelien Tchouameni, Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo Goes receive about 6 million euros/year.”
