Football superstar Kylian Mbappé to stay at Paris Saint-Germain after rejecting Real Madrid
- PSG reportedly turned down Madrid’s offer of US$211 million dollars to sign the 23-year-old superstar
- Mbappé’s contract is expiring in June and he would have been available on a free transfer, but instead signed a three-year extension to stay at PSG
Kylian Mbappé is set to stay at Paris Saint-Germain after again turning down the chance to join Real Madrid.
The France forward has agreed to a three-year contract extension that is close to being signed, a person with knowledge of the deal told Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the contract talks publicly.
The 23-year-old Mbappé’s contract is expiring in June and he would have been available on a free transfer.
Instead of joining 13-time European champion Madrid, which has chased him for so long, Mbappé is staying to try to deliver PSG its first Champions League title.
Madrid managed to beat PSG in the Champions League this season but not in the transfer market once again.
The Spanish giant’s failure to sign Mbappé is a significant blow for its president, Florentino Pérez, who has been trying to get the transfer over the line for a year.
PSG turned down Madrid’s official bid of 180 million euros (US$190 million) – the same amount it signed Mbappé for from Monaco in 2017 – and even another reported amount of 200 million euros (US$211 million) was not enough to sell its star despite him having only a year remaining on his contract. Mbappé said he wanted to leave at the end of last season but only on the right terms for PSG.