Kylian Mbappe’s exit from Paris Saint Germain has taken a dark turn as president Nasser Al-Khelaifi reportedly refusing to pay the young French forward the remainder of his salary.
According to a report by French outlet L’Equipe, Al-Khelaifi simply cannot accept the fact that Kylian Mbappé is joining Real Madrid for free. He’s currently refused to pay the player a total of 80 million Euros, in salary and bonus. PSG did not pay Kylian Mbappé’s salary in April. They also did not pay him a big bonus they owed him in February and lawyers are now involved.
This news follows after a report by L’Equipe had previously stated that Mbappe and Al-Khelaifi got into a shouting contest ahead of Mbappe’s farewell game at the Parc Des Princes as the president was furious with the 2022 World Cup golden boot winner for not mentioning him in his farewell message.
“We want him to stay but he can’t leave for free. It was our oral agreement and he had expressed it publicly in an interview. So it’s not debatable. I was really shocked to learn that he intended to leave for free,” stated AL-Khelaifi.
“It’s very disappointing because Kylian is a fantastic boy, a real gentleman, and leaving for free, weakening the biggest French club, it’s not him. When I received this information, I was shocked and disappointed,” Al-Khelaifi had told Le Parisien earlier.
The 2018 World Cup winner is said to have already agreed a contract with Real Madrid in a deal which is expected to be announced post the UEFA Champions League winner where the Los Blancos will face Borussia Dortmund.
Mbappe though said he was proud to leave Paris Saint-Germain with his “head held high” after winning Saturday’s French Cup final, but said he would wait for the right time to confirm where he will be playing next season.
“To finish with a trophy in a final, there is no better way. It feels really good,” Mbappe told reporters after PSG beat Lyon 2-1 in the final in the northern city of Lille.
“All I wanted was to end things well with my club, with a trophy. I think there is a time for everything and I will announce my future club in good time,” he said.
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