Mbappe rejected Saudi Arabia's 700 million contract + gave up the 80 million loyalty award, and Real Madrid impressed him with "the last purchase".

Chengdu Business Daily Red Star News

2024-05-11 15:16Published on the official account of Red Star News of Chengdu Business Daily, Sichuan

On Friday night, local time, Mbappe announced through a video on social media that he would leave Paris Saint-Germain after his contract expired this summer, which was the first time that Mbappe publicly announced his departure from Paris in person. This Sunday's league game against Toulouse, his last home game for Paris, will bid farewell to the fans.

Mbappe did not announce in the video which team he will join next, but according to multiple media reports, he will join Real Madrid with an annual salary of about 15 million euros after tax, close to Bellingham and Vinicius. Mbappe's annual salary after tax in Paris is about 32 million euros (excluding other income).

Mbappe posted a video on his personal social media saying that he would not renew his contract with Paris, according to Visual China

Kylian Mbappe joined Paris on loan from Monaco in 2017 and was subsequently bought out for €180 million, and has grown into the club's all-time best, perhaps the most important and influential player at the club.

Mbappe has a "royal dream", and he has also approached Real Madrid several times. In December 2012, at the age of 14, he visited Real Madrid's training base Valdebebas. Real Madrid had been talking about him since Monaco before joining Paris.

Over the past three years, Real Madrid have been getting closer and closer to signing him, most recently in 2022, but Mbappe unexpectedly signed a new contract after being persuaded by a number of important figures.

After the contract extension, the results in sports did not develop as expected, and Mbappe was clearly not satisfied. Last summer, the player finally decided not to renew his contract with Paris, and the club put him up for sale, but the two sides eventually reached a compromise to end the deadlock, although the player's future was clear at the time, and Paris were always clear that Mbappe would go to Real Madrid.

In the meantime, Mbappe has also endured a lot of tests. In July 2023, Riyadh Crescent offered Mbappe a transfer fee of 300 million euros and offered the largest contract in history for 1 year and 700 million euros, but Mbappe refused. Between money and dreams, Mbappe chose the latter.

For the 2023-2024 season, Mbappe gave up the €80 million loyalty bonus for the season in order that Paris would not let him sit on the bench all season and release him at the end of the season. Mbappe left Paris on a free transfer, but it is said that the Paris club will save 225 million euros as a result.

Real Madrid have been interested in Mbappe for many years and, according to The Athletic, were disappointed the last time the player renewed his contract with Paris. But after some hesitation, Real Madrid decided in December to make a final decision on whether to buy Mbappe one last time in January this year. For this reason, Real Madrid's president, Florentino, has held several meetings, while he himself and Mbappe have been in contact with each other without interruption.

After that, Real Madrid and Mbappe's entourage began to negotiate, and the club's offer was lower than the previously proposed contract, although Mbappe would still be the highest-paid player in Real Madrid, but he would need to show his commitment to Real Madrid by accepting the offer. Mbappe's team was somewhat reluctant to do so, but the player responded positively to Real Madrid's offer.

According to Marca, after Mbappe's departure announcement, Real Madrid will not make any moves for the time being. At present, Real Madrid is considering two possible points in time to officially announce the signing of Mbappe. One is before the European Cup, but this requires the consent of the French Football Federation, which is not easy; The other is after the French team's European Championship trip, so that Mbappe can immediately go to Madrid for a medical examination and relevant formalities.

In addition, one thing is clear, and that is that Real Madrid do not want Mbappe to participate in the Paris Olympics.

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