When news arrived on Monday night that PSG star Kylian Mbappe sent a letter to the club in which he informs them about the decision not to extend this contract beyond 2024, all hell broke loose. Every French newspaper was writing that the club didn’t expect such a letter, and that the executives didn’t reach well to his actions. It was written that the anger is high and that Mbappe will find himself on the transfer list, since the Qatari owners will not allow him to leave as a free agent in 2024. But it seems that the French International and his entourage this time decided to end all speculations as soon as possible, as AFP reported that Mbappe actually told PSG he won’t renew one year before – 15th of July 2022!Here we go again: Mbappe tells PSG he is leaving in 2024Kylian Mbappe has never discussed extending his contract with Paris Saint-Germain beyond next year, the France superstar told AFP in a statement on Tuesday, the day after he sent a letter to the club confirming he would not take up an option to remain at the French champions until 2025. The club “were informed on July 15, 2022” of his decision not to activate an option to extend his contract, which ends after next season, for an extra year “and the only aim of the letter was to confirm what had already been spoken about previously,” said the statement.Kylian Mbappé on his PSG contract, via @AFP“PSG has been informed since July 15, 2022, of my decision not to extend beyond 2024, and the letter that was sent only served to confirm what I had already told them.”😳 pic.twitter.com/HavBT6sNrv— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 13, 2023 “Kylian Mbappe and his entourage confirm that this matter has not been discussed since over the course of the year, except a fortnight ago to announce the sending of the letter. No potential contract extension has been mentioned. After maintaining publicly in recent weeks that he would be a PSG player next season, Kylian Mbappe has not asked to leave this summer and has just confirmed to the club that he would not be activating the extra year” Mbappe and his entourage explained.Real Madrid is not shopping Mbappe…because of ViniciusThe statement concluded by saying that the 2018 World Cup winner “and his entourage regret that the letter was circulated in the media and that these exchanges were made public with the sole aim of damaging their image and the discussions with the club”. Since Mbappe is in the French team at the moment, getting ready for the game on Friday, it seems that more questions will be asked by the journalists at the press conference on Thursday.##NAJAVA_MECA_7318395##
