An unexpected twist in the Kylian Mbappé case? At the end of his contract with PSG next June, the French striker is emphatically announced on the side of Real Madrid, which he had wanted to join last summer. But, in an interview with Europe 1 and the JDD, Leonardo believes that the capital club can still convince the 2018 world champion to extend.
Negotiations between the two parties have so far never been successful. Despite the Parisian club’s stated desire to extend its striker, the French international rejected all the offers submitted by its leaders. And for good reason. The Bondy prodigy would like to give a new turn to his career and try a new challenge. It is for this reason that he wanted to join Real Madrid last summer. But he encountered the refusal of PSG, which did not follow up on the various Madrid offers.
And while he will be free to engage with the club of his choice, and therefore Real, from January 1, Paris has not lost hope of making him sign a contract extension. Even if the discussions with the clan of the former Monegasque are not further advanced to this day. “We can say that there were times when we discussed more warmly, but it’s part of building a relationship,” said Leonardo, referring to “a very special situation because we are talking about the best player in the world which comes to the end of the contract ”.
But the Brazilian sports director still believes in a favorable outcome with Kylian Mbappé, author of a thunderous start to the season with 13 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, around an overtime. “It’s a complicated situation in the sense that we would like him to stay all his life and that we have to respect that (the position of Mbappé and his entourage). I think we still have good possibilities (to extend it). I believe in it, ”Leonardo said. But time is running out more than ever for PSG.