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Kylian Mbappe
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Football star Kylian Mbappé will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, according to consistent media reports from France and England. The World Cup top scorer informed the PSG bosses of his decision to leave the club in the summer after almost seven years, the PA news agency reported, among others.
According to the portal "The Athletic", the terms of the departure have not yet been fully agreed, so official confirmation is only expected in a few months. Then the path would be clear for the French offensive player to Real Madrid. Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano also confirms the departure.
There has been speculation about a free transfer to the Royals for months. According to media reports, the 25-year-old has already decided on Real as his new club. His contract in Paris expires in the summer. As early as 2022, Mbappé was about to move to Real, his favorite club from his youth. At that time he extended his contract again. The year before, he also publicly toyed with the idea of a change.
No statement from Paris yet
PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi recently refused to comment on the impending departure of his star striker. "When we have both decided, we will tell you," said the PSG boss on the sidelines of the UEFA Congress in the French capital. But Al-Khelaifi had not yet given up hope of staying: “Of course I want Kylian to stay. For me he is the best player in the world and for me Paris is the best club for Kylian.
With PSG, Mbappé has won the French championship five times and the cup three times, but he is still missing a triumph in the Champions League. The striker moved from Monaco to Paris in 2017. The transfer fee for the 2018 world champion is said to have been around 180 million euros.
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