The absence of Kylian Mbappé for PSG’s summer tour of Japan surprised many, starting with the striker’s own teammates. If the atmosphere is rather good within the group, the players were surprised by this decision in this case.
A summer tour without Kylian Mbappé. This Sunday, the Parisians arrived in Osaka, Japan, but the French star should not be looked for in the PSG delegation. Sidelined as part of the file around his contract extension, the striker remained in France. An absence that surprised his teammates.
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If the atmosphere is rather good, the players are surprised by this decision of the leaders. As a reminder, the Parisian leaders are convinced that the French international already has an agreement to join Real Madrid in 2024, which is experienced as a betrayal.
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At the end of the 2021-2022 season, Kylian Mbappé had extended and PSG communicated on an agreement until 2025. Except that the last year in the player’s lease was optional and for the time being, the 2018 world champion has not decided to activate it. Clearly, he will be free to commit where he wishes from January 1, if he does not extend.
PSG’s decision was notified to Mbappé after the friendly match against Le Havre on Friday. At a press conference, President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi issued an ultimatum to his player for July 15, indicating that he would then be put up for sale if he did not decide to extend.
Kylian Mbappé has until July 31 to activate his option or not. Which means he will be officially released by the club in early August. According to our information, several clubs are going or have already taken action to recover the Frenchman, like Chelsea or Al-Hilal. The Saudi club would be ready to offer 400 million euros over two years to the player.