Real Madrid president dribble before finalizing the Mbappe deal

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez expressed his hope that the deal for Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe would be settled in January, before retracting his words.

"In January, we will have news about Mbappe. We hope that on January 1, the matter will be resolved," Peres said during a visit to the new media outlet "El Debaty" on Tuesday.

However, Peres quickly clarified his statements a few hours later in an interview with Radio Monte Carlo by saying, "My words (to El Debaty) were conveyed in a wrong way. What I said, that we should wait next year for the news, and this is in the context of the respect we have for Paris Saint-Germain and the relationship The bond that binds us to him.

Peres' statements come after the Spanish capital club made an offer of 180 million euros to Saint-Germain in order to obtain Mbappe's services during the summer, but the French club rejected the offer.

Thus, Mbappe, 22, is in a position to negotiate with any club that wishes to obtain his services from the beginning of 2022, as his contract with the French capital team will expire on June 30.

Mbappe had made press statements to Radio Monte Carlo yesterday and the sports newspaper "L'Equipe" on Tuesday, in which he confirmed that he had informed his club of his desire to leave early in the summer and said in this regard to the first method, "My position was clear to leave. I said this and informed the club's management early on. I wanted Saint-Germain to get an allowance for my transfer in order to find a world-class replacement."

However, Mbappe remained ambiguous when he told L'Equipe whether he still wanted to move to another club at the end of his contract. If I had been told that Messi would play for Paris Saint-Germain, I would not have believed it, so we don't know what could happen."

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