“According to an Mbappe aide, Mbappe has not made any agreement on the future. There has not been any discussion on this. No type can dictate Mbappe’s timing.” (French RMC)

Just one day later, the tables were turned. Rumors swirled that Kylian Mbappe (25, Paris Saint-Germain) reached an agreement with Real Madrid. However, Mbappe has denied rumors of an agreement with Real Madrid. Paris Saint-Germain seeks to renew the contract by taking advantage of the opportunity.

French radio broadcaster and leading media RMC reported on the 9th (Korea time), “According to Mbappe’s close aides, Mbappe has not made any agreement on the future. There was no discussion on this. No type of person can control Mbappe’s timing.”

The reason is simple. On the 8th, a day earlier, French media Foot Mercato reported, “Mbappe is moving to Real Madrid. Based on the information we have learned, an agreement has been reached with Real Madrid. After hours of negotiations with Real Madrid, I have decided to move to Real Madrid.”

Time should be turned back to around 2019. Mbappe joined Paris Saint-Germain after passing through AS Monaco in 2017. Paris Saint-Germain entrusted the team’s future to Mbappe, who was nicknamed “post-Thierry Henry.” Mbappe showed an overwhelming performance with world-class players such as Neymar and has grown into an explosive player.

He was also strongly connected with Real Madrid when he moved to Paris Saint-Germain. For Mbappe, who longed for Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid was his dream club, but he chose to grow up in Paris Saint-Germain. It was his plan to take the next step at Real Madrid after conquering France’s Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain is a team that dreams of winning the UEFA Champions League beyond French Ligue 1. It has displayed top-class performances in French Ligue 1 with world-class players. After finishing the warm-up period with 21 goals and 16 assists in 48 games including the 2017-18 Cup, it had 39 goals and 17 assists in 43 games during the 2018-19 season when full recruitment options were invoked.

Struggling as a key player in the French national team, he has grown into an icon of French soccer. He has scored more than 20 goals in each season, contributing to his victory in Paris Saint-Germain. Even now, he has scored 234 goals and 100 assists in 283 matches, proving that he is a key player in Paris Saint-Germain.

Mbappe became a world-class player, but he lacked just one. He wanted to win the European championship beyond France, but he faced hardships in the UEFA Champions League every time. Even though he had a stronger squad than Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona, he did not qualify for the championship. Paris Saint-Germain’s advance to the finals was a single-game series that was played due to the novel coronavirus, and most of them failed to advance to the quarterfinals.

It was the same in 2021, when Lionel Messi failed to reach an agreement with Barcelona to renew his contract. He collected the world’s best players, including Sergio Ramos, but he never even reached the final threshold. Mbappe hesitated to renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, and word of his departure for Real Madrid was heard a lot.

Despite many rumors, he promised to accompany Paris Saint-Germain. In the summer of 2022, he dramatically renewed his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Chances were high that he would leave for Real Madrid one year before the contract expired, but Mbappe decided to stay. Analysts say that he plans to leave after the national team’s schedule as the Olympics and Euro games will be held in Paris in 2024.

Paris Saint-Germain gave Mbappe tremendous power. Some considered him to be a team leader who could decide on the appointment of players and coaches. The announcement of Paris Saint-Germain with Chairman Nasser Al-Kelafi was in 2024, but according to future reports, it was a 2+1 year contract.

If Mbappe does not invoke an extension option with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2024, he will be released as a free agent. For this reason, Mbappe failed to reach an agreement even when he was linked with Real Madrid last summer. Mbappe said he would leave the team for 0 won without negotiating transfer fees between the teams. He knew that if Paris Saint-Germain and another team were to be seated at the negotiating table, it would not be easy to send him.

There was also a case of Marco Verratti, who was a teammate up until the pre-season. In the past, Marco Verratti was tied to a long-term contract with Paris Saint-Germain and couldn’t go to Barcelona. Moreover, he had to pay 80 million euros in royalties this season, so he planned to leave the team after completing his contract.

Al-Khelaifi was angry when the team’s top player tried to leave for 0 won for the transfer fee. Real Madrid and Mbappe’s mother were reported to have met in Paris, so he was sure of the pre-agreement. “I think Paris Saint-Germain has concluded a preliminary agreement with Mbappe,” said Fabrizio Romano, a European transfer market expert.

“I was shocked that Mbappe will leave the club as a free agent next season. Mbappe’s decision could weaken France’s biggest club. I am really disappointed. I have to make a decision within the next two weeks. If I don’t sign a new contract, I will be open to leaving,” Al-Qelai said in a press conference.

Mbappe did not make a decision within two weeks. Paris Saint-Germain made the decision to remove Mbappe from their pre-season team plans. He was excluded from the list of Asian tour programs in Korea and Japan despite no specific injury.

He even decided to cut Mbappe off. “Paris Saint-Germain has taken down Mbappe’s photo from a new sponsor poster. Paris Saint-Germain clearly warned that unless Mbappe renews his contract, he will not play for the team next season,” said Madrid’s Universal.

Of course, he could not send Mbappe as a free agent, so he used a conciliatory measure. Many media outlets including U.S. media Forbes reported that Mbappe signed a contract worth 1 billion euros over 10 years to the negotiating table. If Mbappe accepts the Paris Saint-Germain offer, it will be the biggest deal in the history of sports.

BY: 토토