Kylian Mbappe’s future has reportedly been determined – and he WON’T be moving to Real Madrid!
With Mbappe’s contract expiring at the end of June and Florentino Perez publicly flirting with a move to sign the French international, you figured that this transfer was merely a forgone conclusion.
However, if you were to think that, you’d be wrong, or so claims reports coming out of France this evening. The understanding is that Mbappe will be staying at the Parc des Princes.
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Mbappe is expected to put speculation over his future to bed by signing along the dotted line and extending his stay at Paris Saint-Germain by at least two years. We didn’t see that coming!
Breaking | Le Parisien report that PSG & Kylian Mbappé have agreed in principle to a 2-year contract extension. More follows.
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) May 5, 2022
Mbappe has made no secret of his desire to win the Champions League with PSG. You wonder just how long he’d have to stick around for the French giants to stop bottling it on the biggest stage of them all.
Ironically, Real Madrid are now probably considered favourites to win the much-coveted trophy this campaign. Were Mbappe to have made that move last summer, he could have a medal around his neck…
