The information had been relayed to the media, then confirmed by the president

himself

, during an interview given to several titles in the regional press in June.

Yes, Emmanuel Macron advised Kylian Mbappé to stay at PSG, when the latter was in full reflection about his future, and a possible departure to Real Madrid.

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

When he is asked informally and in a friendly way, it is the role of a President to defend the country, ”acknowledged Emmanuel Macron.

“When the president tells you that, it matters”

A little later in June, the striker of the France team went to the United States, where he had attended the NBA draft, taking the opportunity to announce the signing of a partnership with the Ligue de American basketball via his new production company Zebra Valley.

He also gave an interview to the

New York Times

, which devotes a very long paper to the Parisian star on Tuesday.

At the heart of this article where we talk about Messi, Neymar, Champions League and Ballon d'Or, Mbappé looks back on his exchanges with the President of the Republic, the content of which he reveals.

"He said to me: 'I want you to stay. I don't want you to leave now. You are so important for the country'", assures the striker.

Macron, however, did not pretend to believe that the player would spend his life in Paris, saying to the person concerned "you have time to leave, stay a little longer".

“Of course, when the president tells you that, it counts, adds Mbappé.

I never imagined that I was going to talk to the president about my future in my career, it's really something crazy.

“We do not know what weight these words will have had in the final decision of the Bondynois to stay in Paris, but he certainly made someone happy at the Elysée.

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