Paris Saint-Germain Kylian Mbappe./Getty Images Korea
[마이데일리 = 노찬혁 기자]Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker Kylian Mbappe (25) is leaving the team. I told my colleagues during training.
European football transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said on the 17th (Korea time), “Mbappe informed his teammates of his decision to leave as a free agent during today’s training session.”
In the 2016-2017 season, Mbappe won the French league at the age of 18. He recorded 26 goals and 14 assists in 44 games, and also showed his best performance in his first match in the A game. Monaco advanced to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League thanks to Mbappe’s performance, and Mbappe was selected as the Champions League Team of the Year .
In the summer of 2017, Mbappe confirmed his transfer to PSG. The transfer fee that PSG invested in the 19-year-old striker was 180 million euros (about 258.7 billion won). Since joining PSG, Mbappe has grown into the best striker in the world. He scored 212 goals and 85 assists in 260 games over 7 seasons at PSG.
He also left significant records for the French national team. He won the trophy as a member of the French national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Mbappe won the Best Young Player award. He also came second in the Qatar 2022 World Cup and was honored with the Golden Ball award.
Mbappe continued his career in France by signing a new contract with PSG in the summer of 2022. Mbappe announced that he would stay at PSG this season. Mbappe is playing with Lee Kang-in, who transferred to PSG, and is showing great success with 31 goals and 4 assists in 30 games. He also shows good chemistry with Lee Kang-in.
Paris Saint-Germain Kylian Mbappe./Getty Images Korea
Recently, in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg against Real Sociedad held at the Parc des Princes on the 15th, Mbappe played the full 90 minutes and was responsible for the team’s first goal, resulting in a 2-0 win . If PSG play well in their away games, they will easily progress to the quarter-finals.
The problem is the contract period. As of January 1, Mbappe has just six months left on his contract with PSG. When Mbappe renewed his contract in the summer of 2022, he signed a 2+1-year contract, but Mbappe announced that he would not activate the one-year contract extension option, so PSG lost Mbappe as a free agent.
While he was performing at his best, a club appeared trying to recruit Mbappe. The club that showed the most interest was Real Madrid, the strongest team in the Spanish Primera Liga. Real offered an amount close to 100 million euros to AS Monaco (about 143.3 billion won) in the summer of 2017 when Mbappe transferred to PSG.
Even during the PSG days, Real wanted to recruit Mbappe. Starting from the 2019-2020 season, rumors of Mbappe’s transfer to Real have grown rapidly. Real Florentino Perez said he likes Mbappe very much. When the summer transfer market opens at the end of each season, Mbappe’s move to Real was the biggest topic.
When a transfer through free agency became possible, Real contacted again. Mateo Moretto of Spain’s Lelevo said, “Real intend to complete the signing of Mbappe.” Loïc Tanzi of France’s L’Equipe said, “Real have already reached a verbal agreement with Mbappe. Mbappe plans to pay his contract bonus to PSG.”
And on this day, Mbappe confirmed to his PSG colleagues, including Lee Kang-in, that he would leave the team as a free agent at the end of this season. According to Romano, Mbappe has not talked about his future club or moving to Real.
The time of parting is drawing near. The remaining time between Mbappe and PSG is around four months. To finish this season well, Mbappe must be responsible for PSG’s championship trophy. If we win the Champions League, it will be a farewell with a smile.
Reporter Noh Chan-hyuk nochanhyuk@mydaily.co.kr
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