The soap opera around the extension of Kylian Mbappé at PSG in 2022 was accompanied by its share of fantasies. Touched to their core by this new snub, the Merengue, led by Florentino Pérez, justified the Parisian star’s decision by pressure from outside the world of football, impliedly political. The names of Emmanuel Macron and Nicolas Sarkozy were notably mentioned. In an interview for the Spanish channel Antena 3, the former President of the Republic denied it outright.
“I am not Kylian’s spokesperson, I know him and I like him. I also like Real Madrid, I often go to watch the matches and I know Florentino Perez well who I admire. But Mbappé remained in Paris. For what ? It does not matter. What’s important is that he stayed. I didn’t play any part but I was happy he stayed. »
Mbappé had reported discussions with Sarkozy
Words which do not entirely corroborate with the version of Kylian Mbappé himself, who declared, a few days after his extension. “It’s true that the president (Emmanuel Macron) loves football. Mr. Sarkozy too, he often comes to the Parc des Princes, so we talked a lot about this possibility of continuing to Paris or going to Madrid. »