For L’Equipe journalists Vincent Duluc and Damien Degorre, Kylian Mbappé opened the door to a departure this summer during his media outing on his future after the Champions Trophy.
“No, I haven’t made my decision, I haven’t made a choice”. After PSG’s victory in the Champions Trophy on Wednesday evening, Kylian Mbappé spoke for the first time in many months about his future. And he left the suspense hanging. “With the agreement that I made with the president this summer, whatever my decision, we managed to protect all parties and preserve the serenity of the club for the upcoming deadlines, he clarified. Which remains the most important. (The rest) We will say that it is secondary. A timing? I do not know. It was late May in 2022 because I didn’t know until May. If I know what I want to do, why hang around? But the most important thing is the titles. We are determined. The team is looking towards that. Nobody talks about my situation inside the club. Not many people are interested. »
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Words which suggest, for Vincent Duluc, that the kid from Bondy wants to be free to look elsewhere. “For me it was, ‘Let me chat with whoever I want now.’ said the journalist. Otherwise, what’s the point of coming to a mixed zone if he wants to stay? He comes to claim freedom more than anything else. (…) With regard to the club, it would be better (for him to decide) before the round of 16 (of the Champions League) but nothing obliges him to do so. It can be done very quickly, before the Champions League. »
“He opens a door when he leaves”
An opinion shared by his colleague Damien Degorre, who has followed PSG for several years for the newspaper The Team. “I understand that he doesn’t want to announce his decision too early, because there is a second half of the season still to play. He opens a door when he leaves “, he estimated. As a reminder, Kylian Mbappé, at the end of his contract on June 30, has been authorized since January 1 to negotiate with the club of his choice – Manchester United, Liverpool, Real Madrid? – a free arrival next season.
