After a long suspense, France forward Kylian Mbappé has signed a contract extension with PSG that will keep him tied with the Ligue 1 side until 2025 – after rejecting an offer from the august Real Madrid.ADVERTISING
At a press conference alongside PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Mbappé acknowledged that he had wanted to leave in the past but said he changed his mind: “Everybody knows last year I wanted to believe but I believed that was the best thing for me. But time has moved on. The sport has changed a bit and my personal life has changed too.”
The PSG star was keen to emphasise his enthusiasm for the beautiful game as his overriding priority: “I’m a football player at heart […] I love football, I’m passionate about it.”
Mbappé also said he discussed his potential move to the Bernabeu with French President Emmanuel Macron: “We talked quite a bit […] he wanted me to stay.”