Macron confirms having "advised" Kylian Mbappé to stay at PSG

“Don't tell me it's not true!

“Several media have reported an “intervention” by the Elysée in the Kylian Mbappé soap opera, which was finally extended to Paris Saint-Germain.

And they apparently got it right.

In an interview with several regional press titles, including

, President Emmanuel Macron answered the question in the affirmative.

While tempering its role in the outcome of the case.

“I assure you, I do not intervene in any transfer!

I am like every citizen when it comes to sport, with a desire to see a good game and to support a team, in this case Olympique de Marseille", specifies the Head of State in the preamble, before let go.

“I had a discussion with Kylian Mbappé upstream, simply to advise him to stay in France.

When asked in an informal and friendly way, it is the role of a President to defend the country.

“Because Mbappé, who is bringing the Champions League back to France… IT IS OUR PROJECT!

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