This is the passage that everyone has retained because it concerns an absolute star and a complex and exciting dossier, still pending. At L'Équipe, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi strongly affirmed his attachment to Kylian Mbappé on Monday. "I will be clear: Kylian will stay in Paris, we will never sell him and he will never leave", explains the president of PSG. The sentence was interpreted as a form of force, the rounded torso, to remind that one did not leave the club of the capital as one wanted. The hashtag # FreeMbappé then appeared in top trends Sunday evening, the PSG regaining for the occasion its nickname of “Saint-Germain Prison” (excerpts from the interview had been posted on the Internet).
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The leader has good relations with the world champion and the striker has always had respect for Al-Khelaïfi, a man he appreciates.
The situation does not change.
The president has remained in his role as club boss who does not want to see his best player of the season leave the team.
It's a communication exercise that says nothing about the future of crack.
He may say that "Kylian will stay in Paris", perhaps he will be denied in fact in a few weeks.
Because one year from the end of his contract, it is Mbappé who is in a position of strength, desired by several clubs, which could force Paris to give up if he does not want to stay.
A free start in the summer of 2022 seems unimaginable.
Mbappé conditions his extension to the competitiveness of PSG
Mbappé has still not made a decision about his future. He will start negotiations after the Euro, either to stay or to leave. It conditions its maintenance to the competitiveness of PSG. He therefore awaits reinforcements in sectors where all observers have noted weaknesses this season, especially during the Champions League campaign, such as at the right-back or midfielder position where Marco Verratti sometimes seems very lonely.
“What I want is to win. To feel that I am in a place where I can really win or there is a project that is solid around me. I eat football, I live football and therefore the sporting project is essential. If we talk about the Champions League, there is only one team that wins, blew the Bondynois on Canal + on May 23. That's not to say the other 31 are bad. But to feel that we are leaving with a team to do something. We discuss with the club, we will see what will happen. "
In no discussion with the leaders of the PSG, Mbappé did not slip names of recruits. He did not change roles by turning into a sports director. "If he wants to decide who to recruit or not, that is not possible", also dropped Al-Khelaïfi in an undoubtedly awkward statement, perhaps seeking to strengthen Leonardo's position immediately. . The latter remains in the front line on recruitment and in the renegotiation of Mbappé's contract. The Brazilian has managed to extend Juan Bernat, Keylor Navas, Neymar, Julian Draxler but not Mbappé, which causes a lot of tension internally and even as far as Doha, where PSG is also heading from the princely palace.