MBAPPE. The soap opera ends: Kylian Mbappé remains at PSG. Long courted by Real Madrid, the native of Bondy will still rage on the lawns of Ligue 1 next season. He signed a three-year contract extension at the end of the afternoon. Follow the latest news live…
The essential
- It is done ! Kylian Mbappé stays at Paris Saint-Germain! According to RMC Sport, the French international has signed his new contract which binds him to PSG for a period of 3 years.
- Also according to RMC Sport, the native of Bondy would have called the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, to inform him, in person, that he would not sign in the club of the Spanish capital.
- Earlier in the day, Spanish media claimed that Florentino Pérez had already announced to executives of his club that Kylian Mbappé would not come to Real Madrid.
- RMC Sport announces that this contract extension will lead to major changes in the club’s organization chart. More information to come…
- Follow the latest information on the Kylian Mbappé case before the announcement of his decision.
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19:57 – Patrice Evra is delighted with the extension of Mbappé
Asked by SoFoot, the former captain of the French team Patrice Evra confided his joy to see Kylian Mbappé extend the adventure in Paris: “I’m surprised! I really thought he was going to Madrid. It’s an incredible decision, which took a long time. Very, very good news for PSG and for France.” And to add: “We can chamber PSG but me, when a French club is in the Champions League, I want them to win it. Kylian Mbappé stays at PSG, it’s magnificent! It’s magnificent for the new generation.”
19:05 – It’s signed!
As announced since the beginning of the afternoon, Kylian Mbappé remains well in Paris. He signed his contract at the end of the afternoon. Tonight’s match at the Parc des Princes against FC Metz will be a great celebration to celebrate the title and the Bondy native’s decision to stay with the capital club.
18:34 – Leonardo could leave the club
According to freelance journalist Romain Molina, Leonardo should leave the capital club. This could well be one of the changes in the organization chart mentioned by RMC Sport earlier today. In addition, still according to Romain Molina, the coaches of the women’s and men’s sections, Didier Ollé-Nicolle and Mauricio Pochettino, should also be thanked.
18:10 – This extension, “an insult to football” according to Javier Tebas
Always there to tackle Paris Saint-Germain, Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, denounced Kylian Mbappé’s contract extension at PSG: “What will PSG do by renewing Mbappé with large sums of money (namely where they come from, and how he pays) after suffering losses of 700 million euros in recent seasons and having more than 600 million euros in wages, this is an INSULT to football. as dangerous as the Super League.”
17:41 – Gary Lineker knew it
Former player and now BBC consultant Gary Lineker said on his Twitter account that he knew Kylian Mbappé was going to stay at PSG: “Mbappé is therefore staying at PSG… I’m not really surprised, he had a superb season accompanied by two great players and this is his city. Now it looks like he will almost run the club.”
5:16 p.m. – Emmanuel Petit is “happy that Mbappé is staying in France”
Asked about RMC, Emmanuel Petit reacted to Kylian Mbappé’s contract extension: “Surprised? yes and no. Surprised to the extent that this wait has lasted for so long, and generated so much speculation… I’m glad the soap opera is finished. You would have thought that the balance tipped in favor of Real but I am very happy that he remains in France and at PSG.” And the 98 world champion clarified: “When you have a player like Kylian, you don’t treat him the same way. If we compare him to all the future stars of world football, he is at the top of the pack with the Haalands. and company. There are very few of them at the moment. If he were to win the Champions League, he could make history.”
4:45 p.m. – Tense exchange between a journalist and Kylian Mbappé’s mother on Twitter
Frédéric Hermel, RMC Sport journalist and former radio correspondent in Spain, went there with his little comment on Twitter: “In football there are those who respect the word given. And then there is Mbappé…” A message which did not please the player’s mother who let him know in response to a tweet: “Mr. Hermel. When we do not know we are silent .. never an agreement has been given .. yours.”
Mr Hermel. When we don’t know we keep quiet .. never an agreement was given .. yours
— lamari fayza (@FayzaLamari) May 21, 2022
4:25 p.m. – Anne Hidalgo is delighted with Mbappé’s extension
On her Twitter account, Anne Hidalgo was delighted with the extension of Lylian Mbappé. The mayor of Paris captioned a photo of Bondy’s crack: “How good!” (“great”, in French).
16:15 – A three-year contract
According to Le Parisien, Kylian Mbappé should sign a three-year contract. RMC Sport announces that this contract extension will lead to major changes in the club’s organization chart. For the moment, we do not yet know what it is…
4:05 p.m. – Kylian Mbappé is staying in Paris!
It is done ! Kylian Mbappé stays at Paris Saint-Germain! According to RMC Sport, the French international has accepted PSG’s contract extension offer. Also according to RMC Sport, the native of Bondy would have called the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, to inform him, in person, that he would not sign in the club of the Spanish capital.
3:40 p.m. – All that’s missing is his signature..
The denouement is approaching. It’s L’Équipe’s turn to say that Kylian Mbappé will stay at Paris Saint-Germain. According to the sports daily, “only the signature is missing”.
15:09 – For Gianluca Di Marzio, there is no longer any doubt: Mbappé will stay at PSG
The always well-informed journalist Gianluca Di Marzio also announces that Mbappé will stay in Paris. He says there are “no more doubts”. The French international will therefore sign a new contract with the club which has employed him since 2017.
14:47 – Kylian Mbappé on track to stay at PSG!
Since this morning, all the information has converged in the same direction: Kylian Mbappé should extend to PSG. According to RMC Sport, the native of Bondy will sign a contract extension, even if nothing is officially confirmed yet. In addition, the sports media understands that the entity at the head of the club, QSI, is very confident.
???? RMC Sport can confirm that Mbappé’s extension is on track. Nothing is signed yet. At the highest QSI we are very confident.
– RMC Sport (@RMCsport) May 21, 2022
14:22 – The president of Real Madrid would have announced to his players that Mbappé will not sign
Thunderbolt in Madrid. The journalist, always well informed, Guillem Balague dropped a bombshell on his Twitter account: “I have just been told that Florentino Pérez told the players tonight in the locker room that Mbappé will NOT come.” Information to be taken with a grain of salt, but Parisians could be smiling in a few hours.
2:00 p.m. – Details of Mbappé’s future contract with PSG have leaked!
If Kylian Mbappé stayed at PSG, he would have an interesting sporting challenge … and a hell of a financial bonus. Indeed, according to Eurosport Spain, the capital club would have offered a contract of 100 million euros per year, accompanied by a signing bonus of 300 million euros! And a little bonus, the French international would keep the vast majority of his image rights… The little prince of the Park could well sign the juiciest contract in history within a few hours.
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This was the big question that all PSG supporters ask themselves. Free to commit where he wants next June, the French Kylian Mbappé has finally decided to extend the adventure in the club of the capital. The French striker is expected to sign a 3-year contract. A few months ago, the extension of Mbappé in Paris was almost impossible, the two parties having moved away drastically.
Will Kylian Mbappé announce his decision to extend yes or no to PSG on the historic French football show? According to information from the newspaper L’Equipe, the answer is yes, Kylian Mbappé will make his announcement in Téléfoot this Sunday, May 22. But other rumors suggest that the decision will be announced this Saturday evening.
Kylian Mbappé is a French football player from Bondy. He put on his crampons from the age of 6 in his hometown. In 2015, he joined AS Monaco, where he made his Ligue 1 debut. Since 2017, Kylian Mbappé has been playing as a striker at Paris Saint-Germain.
Born on December 20, 1998 in the 19and arrondissement of Paris, Kylian Mbappé comes from a family of athletes. His father, Wilfrid Mbappé Lottin is a former footballer who became an under-15 coach in Bondy and his mother, Fayza Lamari is a former handball player. Kylian Mbappé is of Cameroonian origin by his father and Algerian by his mother. Jirès Kembo Ekoko is raised by Kylian’s parents. He also has a younger brother, Ethan.
Kylian Mbappé made his football debut in 2004 at AS Bondy. In 2011, he trained at the INF Clairefontaine center. The young player then left Bondy where he was educated and continued his studies in Rambouillet. At the end of his training, he joined the AS Monaco training center, which returned to Ligue 1. In 2014, Kylian Mbappé was selected for the France under-17 team and in 2016, he obtained his STMG baccalaureate.
On March 16, 2017, Kylian Mbappé was selected by Didier Deschamps for his first match for the France team. On March 25, he comes into play against Luxembourg for his first selection. Kylian Mbappé scores his first goal in blue in a qualifying match for the world Cup 2018 against the Netherlands.
On March 27, 2018, Kylian Mbappé became the youngest away scorer in the France team at just 19 years old. In the 2018 World Cup final, against Croatia, Kylian Mbappé scored the fourth blue goal and the match ended 4-2. At the end of this World Cup, he received the trophy of the “best young player” of the competition by FIFA. Euro 2021 will have been less successful for the tricolor player. Kylian Mbappé was the 5th shooter for the France team during the penalty shootout against Switzerland in the round of 16 of the European Nations Championship. A difficult position to assume since, all the other shooters having succeeded. The French striker chose to shoot on the right of the Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer, author of a very big performance against the Blues and who released the decisive parade, confirming the elimination of the Blues. Kylian Mbappé remains today an indisputable starter with the Blues.
At the beginning of 2020, the CIES, the football observatory published the ranking of the most expensive players in the world. Kylian Mbappé tops this ranking with a valuation of 265 million euros. In 2019, he is the athlete who has won the most and the 36and world’s highest paid athlete. Kylian Mbappé’s jersey flocking is the most popular for France team jerseys. His annual salary at PSG is also estimated at 17.5 million euros gross.
Kylian Mbappé is very discreet about his private life. Many rumors have appeared, lending him a relationship with several celebrities. Since the end of 2021, the player has appeared several times with Emma Smet without the two supporters mentioning a possible romance.