The soap drama of Kylian Mbappé to leave Paris Saint-Germain, the 11-time French Ligue 1 winners, is finally welcoming signs of the end. Just yesterday, the two-time defending French champions have confirmed Kylian Mbappé’s decision to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the 2023/2024 Season, where the 25-year-old captain of the France national football team will be a free agent. Following the conclusion of the current campaign, we may well see the Paris-born Mbappé depart from France and join his dream club at the Spanish La Liga giants and 14-time European Cup / UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid.
Official Club Statement on Kylian Mbappé to Leave Paris Saint-Germain
In relation to the confirmation of Kylian Mbappé to leave Paris Saint-Germain, the French football giants released an announcement that read “The club confirms that Kylian Mbappé has communicated his decision to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season. The terms of the departure have not yet been fully agreed. PSG continue their transformation from galactic individualism to collective. The institution above all. As a reminder, PSG’s gross cost to pay Mbappé per year is 200 million euros. PSG is focused on the future and balance”.
Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain recently overcame Real Sociedad from the Spanish top-flight football in the UEFA Champions League Last 16 first leg, winning the home game with ease via a 2-0 score line. Kylian Mbappé, who is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the current season, and Bradley Barcola, the 22-year-old who made only his fifth appearance in the celebrated European club football competition, were the scorers for the French champions at Parc des Princes. The full match details have been covered in this article, feel free to give it a thorough read right now!
Kylian Mbappé’s Club and Country Careers Thus Far
With Kylian Mbappé about to leave Paris Saint-Germain, let us now take a look at the player’s glittering careers at both club and international levels thus far. Mbappé burst onto the scene when he graduated from the AS Monaco academy and made his debut for the senior team back in 2015/2016. Despite scoring a single goal in that year, the France striker went on to find the net 26 times in 44 games in all competitions in the following season, leading the club to impressively capture the French Ligue 1 title as well as a runners-up finish in the Coupe de la Ligue. He ended his tenure at Monaco with 27 goals and 16 assists in 60 games played.
Mbappé left AS Monaco and joined his current club at PSG on loan, before his 21-goal scoring season in 2017/2018 prompted the French giants to turn the deal permanent, allowing him to spend the next five and a half seasons at the club. With 290 appearances for PSG under his belt, Mbappé is the all-time leading goal scorer of the club at 243 goals in addition to his 105 assists, that is, an insane goal / assist per game ratio of 1.2. Apart from these staggering individual statistics, the 25-year-old also collected numerous team accolades during his time with PSG, including five league, four Coupe de France, two Coupe de la Ligue and three Trophée des Champions titles.
Mbappé debuted for France in 2017, becoming the second youngest player ever to represent Les Bleus. The forward had to find his feet in the inaugural year of his senior international career, and he responded with a breakout year in 2018, where he led France to their second triumph in the FIFA World Cup, winning the tournament’s Best Young Player award as a result. In 2022, Mbappé led France to another FIFA World Cup Final by scoring eight times, and his total tally in the tournament was increased to 12 goals, which are four behind the all-time record set by Germany’s Miroslav Klose. Mbappé was also named France’s captain in 2023 following Hugo Lloris’ international retirement.
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Kylian Mbappé has been directly involved in a goal once every 72.9 minutes for club & country and is the all-time top scorer for PSG (243 goals).
◎ 425 games
◉ 316 goals
◉ 129 assistsIt’s time to write a new chapter. 📙 pic.twitter.com/O775g2Yt5R
— Squawka (@Squawka) February 15, 2024
What Is Next for Kylian Mbappé as He Is Set to Leave Paris Saint-Germain?
The decision of Mbappé to leave Paris Saint-Germain is a massive news to the world of football, and all eyes will turn to his next destination, which in many opinions, will be his dream club at Real Madrid after years of speculations. In regard to the breaking news that Mbappé decided to leave Paris Saint-Germain, it has been told that Los Blancos had sent a contract proposal to the player’s camp. Nevertheless, the new deal proposed by the 35-time La Liga winners raised eyebrows as the salary package they offered to Mbappé is much lower than what they offered in 2022 and that of PSG’s new deal, meaning the negotiation might not be easy down the road.
In a social media post on the social media account of Fabrizio Romano, the renowned football journalist from Italy confirmed Real Madrid’s offer to Mbappé upon his announced decision to leave Paris Saint-Germain: “Real Madrid have already sent contract proposal to Kylian Mbappé’s camp. The salary offered by Real Madrid’s way lower than the one they proposed to Mbappé back in summer 2022. The contract proposal is also lower compared to what Paris Saint-Germain offered for new deal at the club. It’s up to Mbappé as Real Madrid remain confident as reported — but still cautious and calm until it’s signed.”
Should Mbappé’s deal does not materialise at Real Madrid, clubs that could go for the Frenchman’s signature would be English Premier League giants Arsenal and Liverpool, while other notable mentions in this case would be a team from the Saudi Pro League and traditional European club football powerhouses namely Bayern Munich and Real’s archrivals Barcelona.
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