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PSG: "The most important thing for Mbappé was the sports project, not the money", insists Al-Khelaïfi

2022-05-23T14:53:21.943Z


President of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi spoke at a press conference on Monday after Kylian Mbappé's extension until 2025.


The extension of Kylian Mbappé

 : “

It's a great day for PSG, our supporters in France and around the world.

Kylian remains at PSG for next season.

It is very important for us, Ligue 1, France.

This choice represents a very strong sign.

We keep the best player in the world.

Kylian still has the dream and the goal of winning, winning, for the club.

One of our objectives too, with the president of Ligue 1 and the presidents of all the clubs, to become one of the best championships in the world.

He stays here because PSG puts him in the best conditions to achieve our sporting goals, which is to win, win and win.

I want to thank his family, who believe in our project.

It was very important to me from a personal point of view.

I also want to thank all the PSG teams who worked on this extension.

It's a step to continue our project, our great story with Kylian.

Everyone knows it: since our first day here, it was to win, to write the great history of PSG.

»

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Full powers to Mbappé

 : “

From the first day I met his family, we talked about football, sports, even when we bought him in Monaco (in 2017).

That's what I like with Kylian: what he likes to do, what he likes to talk about, it's sports, football, it's the truth.

When we arrived here, when we invested in PSG, it's because we love Paris, France, the club, and to grow, accomplish something, win lots of trophies.

We have already won quite a few … But we want even more, more championships, of course the Champions League.

It's clear.

We have the same goals, it was the most important for him and his family.



Critics of La Liga president Javier Tebas

 :

The president of Ligue 1 is Vincent Labrune, not the one you just mentioned.

Maybe he's afraid that Ligue 1 will become better than La Liga... Maybe it's a good thing for us, we really appreciate it.

I have always taken the positive for us as a club, Ligue 1. The French championship is not today as it was three or four years ago.

With all due respect for all the clubs and the other championships, we need to respect (Ligue 1 too).

Its very important.

I'm not going to talk about the person you quote because it's not my business.

We only build our club, our championship with the best player in the world.

This is the most important for me.

We have the best player in the world with us for three years.

Afterwards, what can we say, this is not

is not a problem, I do not listen.

We are focused on our project.

»



Guarantees and the project

 : «

Kylian remains a player, an important player, the best in the world.

The sports project is important for all players, not just Kylian.

I don't want you to think that Kylian is going to choose or this or that, it's not true.

He never asked for anything.

What he wants is to win, like us.

This is a good thing.

We really want to invest in the players to win with us.

If a player doesn't want to win, we don't want that player.

He's a magnificent player, a magnificent person, in terms of image for France too, I think it's very good news for France by the way.

We keep the best player in the world in France, in our championship.

I think you journalists must be very happy.

We are very happy.

I know that some journalists, more at

abroad, see problems, negatives... The most important thing for me is that we kept the best player in the world.

We want to win.

And Kylian too, he loves football and winning.

It's important for our project too.

Last week, everyone was saying that we had lost Kylian, that he was going to sign with the other club... We said that it was not over.

In truth, we weren't sure.

But I have always believed in Kylian and his family because I know that we have built something very strong between us, from day one.

You may not understand it, but you may see it more in the future.

It's positive for the club, the championship and France, the French and the Parisians really like the club and Kylian.

When we lose, like us, they don't sleep.

»

Qatar's investments and Mbappé's contract

 : “

We have never revealed the figures and we will not do it more for Kylian than the others.

We never will.

I'm just going to say one thing: the important thing was not the investment, the money as you say in Spain.

It was not the most important for Kylian.

The most important was the sportsman, the sports project.

We want to win, that's all.

After the money, the other club in your country wanted to pay more than us!

It was a sporting choice, not money.

Why invest in France?

Because we have a French player, the best in the world.

We love the club.

It's easy.

»



Image rights

 : «

Kylian has been with us for five years.

He always respected all the partnerships, the sponsors, the image... With his family, we only talked about one thing when we signed the contract.

He must go to a country where we have a club shop.

His family offered to do something when it wasn't in the contract.

Not for the money or anything.

I wanted to say it: he does even more than what the contract asks of him.

He is respectful in his mentality.

If we respect him, he gives everything.

We never had a single problem for five years.

He is a great professional, he does everything for the club and even more than he should, with charities.

He does it with his heart, his values, those of his family.

I am close to his family, they have great values.

»

Luis Campos tipped as sporting director

 : “

It's Kylian's press conference, he deserves.

I promised that if we sign Kylian, there will be new players too.

Signing now is even stronger than signing five years ago.

He deserves all the credit for that, along with his family.

I know we won't regret it.

We want to win a lot of trophies together.

We have the same mentality and the same goals.

»



Comments collected during a press conference

Source: lefigaro

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