There it's finished !
If there are still a few lines to write, the love story between Kylian Mbappé and PSG will have its epilogue next June.
As we announced on February 3, the star of Paris Saint-Germain and the French team will not begin an eighth season in the capital.
At the heart of the seventh, the one which still leaves room for all hopes since Paris is still in the running on all three tables – L1, Coupe de France and Champions League – Kylian Mbappé has, in part, lifted the veil on his future by announcing to its president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi his decision to fly to other skies.
News that, according to our information, the Parisian striker announced to his president last Thursday, the day after PSG qualified against Brest for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.
The two men, who were initially supposed to meet at the Parc des Princes the evening before after the meeting, disrupted their respective agendas to be able to speak face to face.
As they were unable to meet in Paris on Thursday morning, their meeting took place at the PSG Campus in Poissy, at lunchtime.
A more than courteous meeting between two personalities who have not always agreed and have sometimes had serious disagreements, but who have overall always maintained sincere and respectful relationships.
As he had promised to do if he wanted to go into exile, Kylian Mbappé insisted that his president be the first informed of his decision to leave.
News that the businessman welcomed without blinking since he fully suspected what was going to be announced to him.
But if he told him that his future would now be written elsewhere, Kylian Mbappé did not, however, give him any information on his future destination.
And if he did not insist on knowing more, it is because the Parisian boss has few illusions, either, about the identity of his next club.
Mbappé and Al-Khelaïfi agreed on a joint announcement
Since his arrival in 2017, Kylian Mbappé has never hidden, and even less from his leaders, his ambition to one day join Real Madrid.
The White House, the one which housed his idol Ronaldo and which has been courting him since he was a boy, is in fact the most likely destination.
The only one in reality where KMB wishes to continue his career.
What else is there other than the biggest club in the world for the best player on the planet?
Two years after having come to an understanding, agreeing for a signing bonus of €130 million and finally failing, Mbappé deciding to extend his Parisian adventure, Real and the captain of the Blues once again entered into discussions for a union which they hope will be solid this time.
Although they are progressing well, they are however less fluid than the previous ones and have not yet led to any agreement.
Mbappé will not have, he knows, this salary of €72 million gross, bonuses and emoluments as staggering as in Paris, but he could be Real's biggest salary there.
Spain, above all, will allow him to realize a childhood dream and to seek, perhaps, the titles that he still lacks: the Champions League, the Golden Ball and the recognition that accompanies them.
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Following his interview with his striker, President Al-Khelaïfi obviously informed Luis Campos, his director of football, and coach Luis Enrique of the decision of their star striker.
No surprise, either, for the two men who knew this possibility was more than likely.
The news should have remained confidential for at least a while longer.
During their meeting, President Al-Khelaïfi and Kylian Mbappé had in fact agreed on joint communication, which would have given pride of place to everyone.
This will not take place, the news having leaked, first to RMC Sports, this Thursday late afternoon.
At the heart of divorce, the question of bonuses?
Nothing serious, in reality, for the player whose intentions remain the same.
Whether he leaves or not, Mbappé is in any case driven by competition, competitiveness and the desire to succeed at the end of the season, even more so now that it is officially the last.
Paris, for its part, wants to believe that this departure is not such bad news since it is in reality part of the club's change process.
And that after the departure of Verratti, Neymar and Messi, the exile of its last star will leave more room for the collective than for individuals, especially because it saves it, according to the club, €200 million .
A sum which, according to our information, would actually amount to €500 million.
A facade speech, certainly, since it is also said in the mysteries of the capital club that the separation will not only take place on a handshake but that Paris, which intends to land on its feet from a point of view financial, could try to make deep cuts, particularly in certain bonuses granted to the player.
Bluff or com?
As in all divorces, even amicable ones, money and pride are factors that should not be neglected.
Paris gave him a lot of importance last summer when the Mbappé clan agreed to give up almost 150 million in bonuses so that the striker could rejoin the group after being punished for refusing to exercise the option for a third year in the capital.
The terms of the separation could still hold some twists and turns.