PSG issued an ultimatum to Kylian Mbappe in a situation where the two sides were as tight as a string. The latest developments show that the parties have resumed negotiations, but the French super striker still insists on leaving as a free transfer in the summer of 2024.

After a period of silence, without mentioning the future of the French superstar, the French media finally spoke up. According to the daily L’Equipe, the parties have resumed negotiations but things have not gone anywhere, even deeply disagreed. Because Mbappe is determined to … “break the game” when still aiming to leave as a free transfer after the 2023/24 season.

This will benefit the 24-year-old striker in signing a new team. But PSG clearly don’t want that to happen. The PSG side said that, when signing a contract extension in May 2022, Mbappe promised the French capital team would not leave on a free transfer, to help the club earn a certain amount, avoid ” lost” he.

As a result, PSG gave Mbappe the option of renewing in the final year of his 2+1 contract, instead of signing a three-year contract with an annual loyalty fee. That is, the contract the two sides signed in May last year will have a term until the end of the 2023/24 season with the option Mbappe to extend for 1 year. However, less than 2 months after signing, on July 15, 2022, Mbappe informed PSG in writing that he would not activate the optional 1-year extension, and resolutely left in the summer of 2024. .

Mbappe’s actual contract with PSG is only until the end of the 2023/24 season with the option of a 1-year extension

By the beginning of June 2023, Mbappe only officially sent a notice to PSG to comply with the procedure, but did not change his stance or “turn around the capital team”. “Mbappé’s team said that the French superstar still maintains his stance that he wants to leave in the summer of 2024 and refuses any extension offers from PSG,” L’Equipe said.

Meanwhile, PSG emphasized that “they are victims of the moves that Mbappe is going and this player just wants to get out of the signed contract quickly to leave.” The French capital team wondered, how could Mbappe hold the 2025 shirt in May 2022, and send a letter refusing to activate the optional one-year extension with reasons for not agreeing shortly after. that (July of the same year).

In the midst of countless rumors about these and other claims from the media for more than a month, Mbappe has only firmly committed, he will stay at PSG until the end of the 2023/24 season. Whether to sell or not depends entirely on the home team Parc des Princes.

“Mbappe is not sure what can happen in the last year of the season or if he is ready to leave this summer if there is a suitable offer (referring to Real Madrid – PV). . The only thing Mbappe can guarantee is to stay at PSG until the end of the 2023/24 season and not have any contract extension negotiations from the end of May 2022 until now,” L’Equipe added.

Mbappe has complied with the implementation of no contact, negotiating with any team during the past period, just as promised for PSG to agree to sign a “2 + 1 contract” instead of 3 years. In addition, PSG is also committed to complying with the Financial Fair Play Law by putting the salary and bonus of the 2022 World Cup Golden Boot into the club’s account. In return, they are scheduled to sell Mbappe to offset the cost.

Mbappe can be sold right this summer

Now, L’Equipe also revealed that Mbappe’s side does not want to “get involved” more with PSG because it is not satisfied with the club’s empty promises related to the sports project at the Park of the Princes. If Mbappe leaves, it means that the sports project built around this 24-year-old superstar will officially collapse.

Mbappe also emphasized that this is the reason he wants to leave, because “PSG should develop a successful sports project without having to bet on this player alone”. Obviously, this development forces PSG to calculate, otherwise the financial situation of the team will be very complicated, even at risk of violating financial rules.

Therefore, PSG has set a deadline of July 31 as the deadline for Mbappe to activate the extension, otherwise they will sell the French star right this summer, and that is the only option of the home team. member of the Princes.

The “last stake” that PSG tries to cling to is waiting for the final opening sentence from Mbappe: He himself must decide whether to go or stay, so that PSG does not have to pay a loyalty fee, otherwise the club will sell him.