Kylian Mbappé is not in the Paris Saint-Germain squad for the club’s trip to Japan. PSG is pushing for Mbappé’s departure, which would be free of charge next year.
PSG announced the squad for the trip on Friday (07/21/2023). Mbappé was absent from the 29 named players. The measure further fuels the discussions about a change of the 2018 world champion. A move to Real Madrid has been under discussion for years.
Mbappé 2024 free transfer: PSG is pushing contract extension or exit
Mbappé extended his contract until 2024 in 2022. The extension cost PSG a lot of money, media in France reported that Mbappé earns more than 200 million euros per season.
However, Mbappé did not unilaterally extend the contract for a year until 2025. The problem with this: In the summer of 2024, Mbappé would be free of charge. PSG wants to collect at least one transfer fee, the club paid 180 million euros to AS Monaco in 2018. Club President Nasser Al-Khelaifi therefore said that Mbappé must either sign a new contract or leave the club. So far, however, there are no signs of a premature change.
Owned by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, Paris Saint-Germain are not cash-strapped, but UEFA’s financial rules require them to show proof of income from the football business. In 2022, PSG was fined ten million euros by the UEFA Financial Control Body and had to meet several conditions – which, according to UEFA, subsequently succeeded.
Paris on Japan Tour pre-season
The club’s tour to Japan takes place as part of the pre-season. Paris will play four games there until August 3rd. The opponents are Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia), Cerezo Osaka (Japan), Inter Milan (Italy) and Jeonbuk Motors (South Korea).