The announcement on Monday of Kylian Mbappé’s desire not to extend to PSG, even if it meant being sold, made the club owner crack. This showdown can do great damage, and this could go as far as the sale of the French prodigy this summer.
The announced quiet summer of Kylian Mbappé is now set to be much more agitated than expected. In a letter addressed to PSG and of which several media had the content even before the Parisian club was informed, the French international striker officially announced that he would not exercise the famous option for an additional season, planned during his contract extension in the spring of 2021. Obviously, the decision in itself is not an incredible surprise, Mbappé intending to play well because he will be free in June 2024 to negotiate the rest of his career as well as possible.
Qatar surprised by the announcement and its timing
But announcing this almost publicly by leaking the information in the media and putting PSG in front of a fait accompli, especially on the day of the launch of the transfer window or almost, Kylian Mbappé and his advisers know very well that this leaves time for everyone. world to find a possible way out for next season.
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At a time when Paris SG has already lost Lionel Messi, and is discussing with Saudi Arabia and Chelsea to place Neymar, is the departure of Kylian Mbappé really possible? The answer is now clearly yes. According to the revelations of Foot Mercato, trust has crumbled terribly between the owners and the Mbappé clan, to which we must associate Luis Campos who was put in place by the one he knew in Monaco.
Luis Campos in the cart if Mbappé leaves
This announcement from Kid de Bondy is, in the eyes of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, the effect of a real betrayal. Indeed, PSG had started discussions for a possible contract extension with Mbappé, which was of course the key element of its project for next season, and if possible the following ones. This pressure, this time spread out in the public square, could even be too much for Qatar. If the owners have often been judged as too conciliatory with the stars of football to the point of giving up everything to them, they hate to see themselves being given ultimatums.
Result, on the side of the gas state, the idea of selling Mbappé is not at all unthinkable. With the possibility of recovering more than 100 million euros for a player who obviously wants to leave in a year, PSG want to reverse the trend and put their number 7 in front of a fait accompli. Either he gives serious signs that he has confidence in the project and can consider extending his contract for the next few months, or he will be put up for sale. The opportunity for Nasser Al-Khelaïfi to see if his striker was bluffing, or if he intends to seize the opportunity to join Real Madrid while Karim Benzema slammed the door earlier than expected from the White House, leaving a place in free gold in front.
Mbappé calculated his shot
If ever the decision to sell Mbappé were to be taken, there is in any case no doubt that Luis Campos would not survive it. The Portuguese no longer has the confidence of Qatari owners, and only holds by his relationship with the 2018 world champion. Seeing Mbappé make this announcement in the media without PSG being aware of any information on this subject throughout the day on Monday demonstrates that the Portuguese does not always control everything, and will bear the brunt of a radical decision. But for the moment, the game of lying poker has begun, and L’Equipe confirms that the content of this letter has for the moment above all provoked great anger in Doha, where we see this position taken in June as a declaration of war.
As usual, on the other hand, everything is calculated on the side of the Mbappé clan, which is taking advantage of the opening of the transfer market to move the lines, and of the truce in the off-season to avoid putting PSG supporters at risk. back with this showdown that inevitably makes people cringe.
