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Real Madrid followed closely and with a degree of apprehension the royal meeting of Kylian Mbappe with the President of France and Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
As I recall, Mbappe arrived at a celebratory dinner at the Elysee Palace alongside a number of well-known figures in France (including other sports figures), and besides the ceremony and formality, the fear in Spain was that Al Thani, the owner of Paris Saint-Germain, would "take advantage" of the hijacked meeting to make him an offer A new one that cannot be refused, and will cause him to withdraw from the agreement in principle with Real Madrid.
But the pictures showed otherwise.
In one of the moments, President El Thani was recorded approaching Mbappe and whispering in his ear with a smile: "You're going to make trouble for us again, huh?", a possible hint that the departure is approaching.
At the end of the meeting, El Thani was seen approaching Mbappe once more, shaking his hand and wishing him success, an act that was interpreted as a kind of blessing for the striker.
One way or another, Real Madrid watched the pictures, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Real already knows that the so-called deal is closed, but its past experience with Mbappe proves that everything can change in an instant. There was concern in the club, but now it has dissipated," they wrote in "Marca".
Nothing will dissuade him from the decision?
Mbappe last night/GettyImages, Chesnot
According to Fabrizio Romano, the "panic was unnecessary in the first place".
According to him, "The emir of Qatar has been aware of Mbappe's situation since February. His departure has already been decided and decided, and the Qataris have no intention of making a 90th-minute hijack. Mbappe has also already 'closed' on the matter. He does not intend to change his mind."
However, later in the day conflicting reports came from France.
According to several witnesses from the event, Mbappe "didn't run away from questions about his future and his move to Real Madrid", RMC claims.
According to the report, Mbappe "claimed that nothing is closed, and denied the claim that he signed with Real, contrary to the statements of the media in Spain."
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