French striker Kylian Mbappe and President Nasser Al Khelaifi may have clashed before the final home match of the season, when PSG lost 1-3 to Toulouse in round 33 of Ligue 1.

According to Le Parisien, before the match on May 12, Khelaifi questioned Mbappe about not thanking him in the video announcing his departure from PSG.

Mbappe responded to the PSG President with a heated attitude. “The argument was so fierce that the walls around the room shook,” a source from the French newspaper commented.

Not long after, PSG denied the above information, emphasizing that Mbappe and Khelaifi still have a relationship based on respect. The Paris capital club believes that the two only discussed financial issues related to Mbappe’s departure from Parc des Princes.

President Al Khelaifi (left) has repeatedly tried to keep Mbappe to stay with PSG. In the final contract, the term lasted until 2024 and there was an option to extend for one year, but Mbappe unilaterally terminated it.
President Al Khelaifi (left) has repeatedly tried to keep Mbappe to stay with PSG. In the final contract, the term lasted until 2024 and there was an option to extend for one year, but Mbappe unilaterally terminated it.

Mbappe emerged as a teenage player for Monaco. In 2017, PSG signed a loan contract and a year later, bought the French striker for 200 million USD. Mbappe immediately became PSG’s mainstay, setting a record of 255 goals and 108 assists in 296 matches, helping the club win six Ligue 1, three French Cups, two French League Cups and three French Super Cups.

In his final season at Parc des Princes, Mbappe contributed 44 goals and ten assists in 47 matches in all competitions. He and the team won Ligue 1, the French Super Cup, and reached the final of the French National Cup. However, like previous seasons, he and his teammates missed the Champions League when they lost to Dortmund in the semi-finals. The French striker has three remaining matches for PSG, visiting Nice, Metz in Ligue 1 and Lyon in the French National Cup final at Pierre Mauroy Stadium on May 25.

Besides his professional contributions, Mbappe repeatedly put pressure on PSG to leave for free. Only this summer, he was satisfied when his contract expired. According to European media, it is almost certain that Mbappe will join Real Madrid on a free transfer. According to Marca, since February, the French striker signed a contract until 2029 with Real and accepted a deep salary reduction.

On May 10, Mbappe posted a video on his personal pages to officially announce his departure from PSG. In it, he thanked all five coaches who worked with him here, including Unai Emery, Thomas Tuchel, Mauricio Pochettino, Christophe Galtier and Luis Enrique, along with Sports Directors Leonardo and Luis Campos, but did not mention President Khelaifi. or the Qatari owners.

In the Toulouse match, Mbappe’s last match for PSG at Parc des Princes, the 25-year-old striker opened the score but the home team lost 1-3. PSG did not hold a tribute ceremony for the player who scored the most goals in the club’s history due to “not having time to prepare”. Mbappe was thanked by a group of fans with large banners in the stands, but also received a lot of booing from many other fans.

The loss to Toulouse does not affect the situation, because PSG has had enough points to win the Ligue 1 championship since the end of April. Mbappe is also likely to win top scorer, leading the scoring list with 27 goals, and was elected as the top scorer. Best player in Ligue 1 for five consecutive seasons. “A new page is about to open, a chapter of my life is about to close,” Mbappe said when receiving the award on May 13. “Ligue 1 will always have an important place in my life. It is the only tournament I have known since the beginning of my career. I always try to honor and become a worthy representative of Ligue 1. I am sure will miss this tournament, but what’s going to happen is something new and will be very exciting.”

When asked about when to announce a new stop, the 2018 World Cup champion said: “Everything has its own time. Currently, I will leave PSG. For the rest, maybe now is not the time.” is the right time.”

According to Spanish media, Mbappe will not take the number 7 shirt that belongs to idol Cristiano Ronaldo and is being used by Vinicius, unless the Brazilian striker leaves or actively changes his shirt number. Instead, he will likely take over the number 10 shirt of Luka Modric – who is expected to leave the team on a free transfer this summer. Mbappe also wears the number 10 shirt and captain’s armband for the French national team.