Kylian Mbappé formalizes his departure from PSG – Libération

2024-05-10 18:55:39

In a video posted on his social networks, the star striker declares that he will play his last match with the Parisian club at the Parc des Princes, this Sunday, May 12.

A hasty but unsurprising ending. “There you go, it’s my last year at Paris Saint-Germain,” Kylian Mbappé soberly announces in a video posted on his social networks, looking at the camera, in a red t-shirt. The striker, who has been loyal to the Parisian club for seven years, will not extend his contract, as planned, and will play his “last match at the Parc des Princes on Sunday”, during a Ligue 1 match against Toulouse.

“It’s difficult, I didn’t think it would be so hard to announce that, to leave my country,” adds the famous French football player, his voice slightly trembling. He took the opportunity to send a final farewell message to his club, which has nevertheless slightly neglected him in recent months: “I had the chance and the immense honor to be part of the biggest club in France, the one of the best in the world. Before thanking all of his trainers, coaches and all club staff. He specifies: “At no time do I regret having signed for this prestigious club”.

Arriving at PSG at the age of 18 from Monaco, shortly before the summer transfer window closed in 2017, Kylian Mbappé built an impressive track record in the capital where he won six French championship titles, in addition from that in 2017 with Monaco. He also won three French Cups with the capital club. It was also at PSG that he established himself at international level, with the ultimate title of world champion with the Blues in Russia in 2018, becoming an international superstar at the same time.

His last Parisian season was very eventful with him being sidelined in the summer of 2023, after his refusal to activate an option in his contract allowing him to stay until 2025. Even if he did not reveal his future destination, the Spanish press has been claiming for several months that Mbappé and Real Madrid have signed an agreement which would see the French player join the Spanish giant on July 1.

Updated: at 8:55 p.m. with details.