Kylian Mbappé’s explanations for his decision to reject Real Madrid to renew his contract with PSG did not end with the press conference. The French striker wanted to expand them for some media, including the newspaper ‘Marca’. The French striker made it very clear that there is no chance that he will wear the white team’s shirt for the next three seasonswhich is the time that has extended his contractual relationship with the Parisian club.
“In Spain you can have release clauses, but not in France. To be honest, I only think about my new contract and next season. I don’t want to think about other things because you have to respect everyone if you want to be a great player. , and now I have to respect my club. At the moment I’m a PSG player”, explained an Mbappé who avoided making any nods to the Madrid team: “I think it’s disrespectful to say that my dream is to play for Real Madrid after signing my contract just a few days ago.. The dream is fine, but right now I’m just focused on my new contract, on the present. You never know what can happen… I have a three-year contract, but for the moment I have to focus on my year at PSG”. Subject settled.
Having said that, Mbappé explained how the events unfolded, including Liverpool’s interest: “We met them a few years ago, when I was at Monaco, it’s a great club… Now we talk to them a little bit, but not much. .. In the end it was between Real Madrid and PSG. Everyone knows it: last year I wanted to go to Real Madrid. I thought it was a good decision to leave last year, but now it’s different because I’m a free agent, I’m French and I know I’m important to the country, and when you’re important to the country you have to think not only about football, but also about your life”.
The French international denied that he had stayed at PSG for money and disagreed with all those who call him a pesetero: “I’m a little sad because since I started playing football I showed everyone that I had the patience to play. Always I’ve talked about football, titles, important games… never about money. People can talk about whatever they want, but everyone knows me. I have spoken with everyone at Real Madrid, I have spoken with PSG and they know that I have never talked about money with the president, with Florentino Pérez, or with Nasser Al Khelaifi. My lawyer talked a little about money, as did my mother, but I didn’t. I talk about sport because I talk on the pitch. My money goes to my account, I look at it a bit but I don’t care. I am here to win titles, to show that I am the best and to be happy. I think I’m happy right now.”
The PSG striker understands that from Madrid his decision to renew with the Parisian club can be considered a betrayal. Including his teammate in the national team, Karim Benzema, who as soon as he learned of Mbappé’s renewal posted a story on his official Instagram account that some interpreted as an accusation of treason. Mbappé referred to this story of his compatriot: “Yes, yes, and I saw several Real Madrid players posting things. These things are like that, I have nothing to say. Of course, when I go to the France team I will explain to Karim why I have stayed at PSG because we have a good relationship“.
Mbappé does not regret his decision or his recent trip to Madrid in the midst of rumours. That trip was interpreted as confirmation that the French international would play next season at the Santiago Bernabéu: “It wasn’t a mistake. I was in Madrid because Achraf told me to please, please go to Madrid with him. She would probably do it again. I didn’t go to Madrid for people to talk. I went with Achraf on a private flight, we changed our names and everything so no one would see me and then we went to a restaurant and someone told me. But I didn’t say: “Yes, I’m going to Madrid so that everyone can see me”. I went directly, secretly, with my friends and Achraf paid for the trip so that my name wouldn’t even be on it and people wouldn’t see me at the airport. I went to the hotel, I relaxed, then I went to the restaurant and everyone saw me. But it was for Achraf.”