Mbappé, after announcing his renewal with PSG at a press conference. EFE / Christophe Petit Tesson
It was the great novel of the pass market in Europe. After a season in which the paris st germain soon greeted the UEFA Champions League, his main goal, Kylian Mbappé he was torn between the renewal of the link with the Parisian club or the possibility of moving Real Madrid.
Merengue, who had already tried to hire him when he was in Monaco, has put on the table an offer of 130 million euros, in addition to another 40 million salary per season and the granting of 100% of his image rights to the player. . However, after careful analysis, he refused the White House and chose to stay in Paris.
“It was the hardest decision of my life”Mbappe told CNN’s Amanda Davies on May 23. “I wanted to make the best decision and it takes time, but I think I did the right thing.”
The choice of the French player attracted attention at first, mainly for the millionaire contract that the Juventus team offered him, but also because it was an offer that came from the club which, with almost absolute consent, is considered the largest in the world and always has an edge when it comes to competing in the Champions League.
However, after a publication of New York Times Everything starts to get a little clearer. The American newspaper revealed the multimillion dollar amount that PSG shelled out to convince Kylian: 251 million euros for the next three seasons (83.6 per year).
Also, an additional amount of 125 million for renewalwhich, according to the aforementioned newspaper, is the highest bonus paid in history to any athlete without a contract.
In any case, Bondy’s man assures that the economy had no interference in his decision and denies the versions indicating that, in the midst of the negotiations, he demanded that he be granted privileges on campus.
The numbers seem exaggerated, but for now Mbappé pays off with outstanding goals and performances. Absent in the French Super Cup against Nantes, he played all five of PSG’s Ligue 1 games and scored seven goals, placing him as the league’s top scorer alongside Neymar.
He has scored 178 goals in 222 games since joining the Parisian club for the 2017-18 season and, at this rate, it seems like a matter of time before he broke the all-time record. Edison Cavani. The Uruguayan converted 200 times in 301 matches.
This afternoon, at 4 pm in Argentina, Kiki will look to continue this series of goals in his Champions League debut against Juventus and then Stade Brestois 29 will arrive for the sixth round of the French championship.
Source: Clarin
