Dani Carvajal delivered on the soap opera Kylian Mbappé. The Spanish full-back said he “thought” the PSG striker would join the Santiago Bernabéu this summer.
Last June, Kylian Mbappé announced to the management of Paris Saint-Germain his intention not to activate the optional year present in his contract initialed in May 2022. From then on, a real showdown ensued. between the Bondynois and the Parisian staff, which declared through its president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi that the attacker would be sold if he did not extend his contract.
As a result, the 2018 world champion was sidelined from the Parisians’ pre-season training camp in Japan and South Korea, from July 17 to 25. This before finally returning to the Ile-de-France group after the draw conceded by PSG against Lorient (0-0) as part of the 1st day of Ligue 1, August 12. A soap opera full of twists and turns which suggested that the arrival of the former Monegasque at Real Madrid, a big favorite in the recruitment of the Frenchman, was on the right track. In any case, this is what Dani Carvajal confessedthe right side of the Merengues.
“I thought he was coming”
“I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that there were no discussions, but there were all kinds of opinions in the pre-season conversations after dinner. I thought he was coming. As long as he’s not on the Japan tour… And I think Real Madrid is his starting option. As soon as he stopped touring, we thought he was about to join the club. Then it seems that everything went wrong and he didn’t come. He is one of the best and the best must play for Real Madrid”thus declared the Madrilenian for Report.
