Nasser Al-Khelaifi insists Kylian Mbappe never wanted Real Madrid move

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has revealed he had no drawback rejecting Actual Madrid’s €180m bid for Kylian Mbappe final summer time as a result of he at all times knew the ahead needed to remain in France.

Actual pushed arduous to signal Mbappe in 2021 and their resolution to bid €180m for a participant who had 12 months left on his contract raised just a few eyebrows, however PSG shocked many once they turned that down in favour of battling to tie Mbappe right down to a brand new contract.

It had appeared as if Al-Khelaifi’s efforts have been going to be for nothing as Mbappe appeared near becoming a member of Real earlier this 12 months, however the 23-year-old made all of it value it when he put pen to paper on an unlimited three-year contract to stay at Parc des Princes.

Chatting with Marca, Al-Khelaifi argued that he at all times felt assured {that a} optimistic decision could be discovered.

“I’ve nice respect for Actual Madrid as a membership, it is an ideal membership, however Kylian has by no means determined to resume for the cash, that is the very first thing,” he mentioned. “Madrid’s supply was higher than ours.

“He’s our participant and he had different golf equipment in England in addition to Madrid, however he selected PSG and we did not even converse with him or his household about cash till the final minute. Kylian was primarily within the venture, soccer and sports activities. He’s Parisian, he’s French, and he needed to remain right here to signify his metropolis and his nation, his membership, and what has been mentioned about him isn’t honest. For him, cash isn’t crucial factor. He needs to win and he needs a superb sports activities venture.”

He continued: “I’ve identified for 18 months that Mbappe needed to remain and he mentioned that every time we spoke. He heard that in Madrid they mentioned he needed to play in Madrid, however that wasn’t true.

“We’re now speaking about Madrid’s newest supply, however in the summertime they made affords of €170m and €180m, which implies that Madrid’s supply, plus wage, was already higher than ours. I turned down €180m and so they informed me I used to be loopy, folks I trusted, as a result of he might go free of charge, however I did it as a result of I used to be positive that Kylian was going to remain, as a result of I do know him and his household effectively. I do know what he needs.

“Kylian could be very severe, skilled, and what he needs is to win and play. He does not care about cash. I perceive that Madrid are upset, however it’s not honest to say that about Mbappe.”

Al-Khelaifi, who additionally confirmed that Zinedine Zidane would not be joining as the new manager, then refused to present a concrete response when requested whether or not Neymar is a part of the membership’s plans.

“We can’t discuss these points within the media, some will come and others will go, however they’re non-public negotiations,” the president mentioned.

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