The French and Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe refused to rule out a final for Real Madrid, despite signing a renewal with the Parisian club until 2025. This was confirmed in an interview with The New York Times: “You never know what’s going to happen. I’ve never been there before, but it looks like my house or something similar”
The Frenchman, one of the players who will dominate with an iron fist over the next decade, admitted that, yes, he is happy at the Parc des Princes: “It’s the life I’ve always wanted to live. I’m happy, I’m grateful”
The former Monaco player also noted that the call made by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, was crucial in making the decision to stay: “I never imagined that I would talk to the president about my future. It’s crazy, he said something really crazy to me: “I want you to stay.” I don’t want you to go now. You are very important to the country.” He said, “When the president tells you that, it is important”
Mbappe also spoke candidly about his sporting challenges in the coming years. Taking the baton from Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player in the world is one of them: “I think I’m close to winning it”
On Tuesday, The New York Times published an interview with one of the most prominent footballers on the world stage: Kylian Mbappe. Much has been said this summer about the French star’s renewal with Paris Saint-Germain and his ‘pumpkin’ to Real Madrid, the club he has been chasing for five years
On rumors that Mbappe is choosing the coach and the list of players after his contract renewal, Killian commented: “This is not my job. I don’t want to do that because I’m not good at it. I’m good on the field.. It’s not my role. There are a lot of people better than me.” in this matter”
Some of the headlines following his decision to stay with Paris Saint-Germain said Qatar’s money was too much to resist, with the New York Times claiming that Mbappe received about 125 million in exchange for a renewal signing, the largest payment ever paid to a player without a contract in the history of the sport
However, in this interview he insisted that it was not the huge sums offered that drove them to make their final decision. “Because wherever I go they will give me money,” he said
Mbappe, who also admitted that he was very surprised by the conversation he had with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, who tried to persuade him by all means to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, also added that all the big decisions – and often small ones. One – Taken after deep conversations with the only advisors whose opinions really matter to him: his parents
