The last hours witnessed successive developments in the case of French striker Kylian Mbappe, before the official announcement of the renewal of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and the abandonment of the idea of joining Real Madrid.
On Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain announced the renewal of striker Kylian Mbappe's contract to continue with the team until 2025.
And before the start of the Saint-Germain match against its guest Metz at the Parc des Princes in Paris, in the final round of the French League, the president of the Parisian club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, announced the renewal of Mbappe’s contract and his continuation with the team until 2025. This means closing the door on Real Madrid, who aspired to sign the player Free at the end of his current contract next June.
And the famous Spanish sports program "Cherengueto" published leaks that it said were the text of a message Mbappe sent to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
According to the leak, Mbappe wrote, "I inform you that I have made the decision to continue with Paris, thank you for giving me the opportunity to play for Real Madrid, the team that I have admired since my childhood. I hope you understand my decision."
Benzema responds to Mbappe
As reports continued about the renewal of Mbappe's contract with Saint-Germain, a number of Real Madrid players shared posts through their accounts on social media, some of which carried messages that seemed to be directed at the young French striker.
Real Madrid's top scorer, Karim Benzema, posted a picture via the Instagram Stories feature, pointing towards the Real Madrid logo, indicating that the club is above all.
📲 @Benzema on Instagram.
pic.twitter.com/iCIYpPxu7a
— Infinite Madrid (@InfiniteMadrid) May 21, 2022
For his part, the striker of the Royal Club, Vinicius Junior, published a picture of him among the fans of the team, attached to this comment, "Thank you for this great support, the feeling of winning with this shirt cannot be described."
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A post shared by Vinicius Jr.
⚡️🇧🇷 (@vinijr)
Federico Valverde wrote on his Twitter account a message of thanks to the fans after the end of the local season, and said, "The end of a great season, being from Madrid is a privilege that not everyone can have. Thank you, the best is yet to come."
Fin de una temporada increíble 🤍
Ser del madrid es un privilegio que no todos pueden tener
Gracias afición, aún queda lo mejor 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/vs1QTAgxha
— Fede Valverde (@fedeevalverde) May 21, 2022
And striker Rodrygo only posted a picture of him kissing the team's crest, and attached it to the word "passion".
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A post shared by Rodrygo Goes – RG 🇧🇷✊🏿 (@rodrygogoes)
Mbappe, 23, is one of the most prominent emerging talents and led France to win the 2018 World Cup, and he signed with Saint-Germain from Monaco in 2017.