Kylian Mbappe wanted to leave PSG in July. (AP photo)
Kylian Mbappe said he had informed PSG that he wanted to leave in July as he wanted the club to charge a transfer fee for him.
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Kylian Mbappe confirmed he told Paris Saint-Germain he wanted to leave the club in July in an interview released on Monday by French broadcaster RMC. Having entered the last season of a five-year contract with PSG, Mbappe was under notice of a 200 million euro ($230 million) bid from Real Madrid in August. “I asked to leave,” said the 22-year-old star once deciding not to renew his deal, “I wanted the club to get a transfer fee for a quality replacement.” Mbappe could sign a pre-contact deal with another club in January and join PSG after the season at no charge.
He asked to leave in July and expected to leave with a good deal and respect from all sides. Mbappe said there are reports that his request in the last week of August made him sound like a thief.
“I said, ‘If you don’t want me to go, I will stay’,” Mbappe told his interviewer, former France and PSG player Jerome Rothen. “This is a club that has given me so much and I have always been pleased.”
PSG piqued Madrid’s interest and then signed free agent Lionel Messi in August to launch a superstar attack alongside Mbappe and Neymar as the club chase a first Champions League title.
Excerpts from the interview were published on Monday, a day before a longer interview aired.
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