This is the first big blow of the PSG off-season.
The capital club has managed to convince its star Kylian Mbappé to extend until 2025. Without doubt the most important victory of the season for PSG.
A few days after the formalization, we know a little more about the reasons which pushed Mbappé to stay in Paris.
"We talked about months of sport, hours of image and minutes of money," Kylian Mbappé had launched at a press conference.
For Laurent Perrin, journalist for the sports department of Le Parisien, “We don't have to believe it.
Mbappé at PSG is also a story of big money.
According to information from Le Parisien, Mbappé's contract amounts to 50 million euros net per year, with a signing bonus of 100 million euros.
But beyond the money, other factors came into play in Mbappé's extension.
The 23-year-old striker will be placed at the center of PSG's sporting project.
"He's not going to negotiate player contracts.
But, Mbappé is not just a story of big money (...) he will have his say, he will be listened to, ”explains Laurent Perrin.
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And then there was the role played by two French presidents.
Emmanuel Macron and Nicolas Sarkozy personally intervened to convince the star not to leave Paris.
Speeches that could have resonated in the player's head.
" I am French.
I want to continue trying to lead France to the heights and pull this championship and this club, “assured Mbappé to journalists on May 23.