Mbappe makes transfer decision that will SHOCK Real Madrid
Robin Bairner
- 24 Aug 2023 13:00 BST
- 3 min read
Kylian Mbappe will sign a new contract with PSG and will not leave the club for Real Madrid on a free transfer next summer.
That is the message being broadcast by Sky Sports, which reports that the France international striker now has two options from which to pick.
Mbappe could sign a one-year contract extension that mirrors the option in his current deal, which would tie him to PSG until 2025, or the possibility of even signing a long-term deal has been mooted.
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If he were to take such action, it would throw into doubt any move to Real Madrid. Reports have previously indicated that they will not pay a fee for the 24-year-old. Having already spurned the advances of Los Blancos once, if Mbappe were to do so again, it could throw into doubt him ever making the switch to his dream club.
Earlier on Thursday, Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti rejected any possibility of Mbappe joining this summer.
“I rule it out 100 per cent. I think our squad is closed and our players are thinking about our season,” the veteran Italian said.
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Mbappe in PSG contract talks
Sky Sports states that Mbappe is presently in contract talks with PSG over a new deal, which marks a stark reversal in the relationship that saw the player frozen out of a tour to Japan and South Korea this summer, then subsequently omitted from the team that faced Lorient on the opening day of Ligue 1 action.
Mbappe was welcomed back into the squad after that scoreless draw and played his first match of the season last weekend as PSG drew 1-1 in Toulouse – the striker notching his side’s goal from the penalty spot in the process.
The Athletic, meanwhile, reports that the departure of Neymar to Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League has been one of the major motivating factors for Mbappe to stay at PSG.
