- Kylian Mbappé will leave PSG when his contract expires next month
- The French giants reportedly owe him money ahead of his departure.
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Kylian Mbappé’s impending departure from PSG appears to have turned sour following reports that the French giants owe him money.
The 25-year-old finally confirmed earlier this month that he will leave PSG this summer and is expected to join Real Madrid on a free transfer when his contract expires in June.
Mbappé won the French Cup in his last match on Saturday, but it seems that all is not well behind the scenes between Mbappé and PSG.
According L’EquipeMbappé was not paid his April salary and has yet to receive a bonus dating back to February.
The L’Equipe report claims that PSG’s failure to make these payments to Mbappé has saved the club around €80m (£68m).
PSG reportedly owes Kylian Mbappé money as he prepares to leave club
PSG have reportedly claimed they simply “forgot” to pay Mbappe, but president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is understood to be unhappy with the French striker leaving for free.
PSG have reportedly claimed they simply “forgot” to pay Mbappe, but it appears this may be a case where the World Cup winner is being sidelined again, with the club president understood to , Nasser Al-Khelaifi, is not happy that he is ready to move on. free in the coming weeks.
PSG and Mbappé’s lawyers are now trying to negotiate the player’s departure from the club after a difficult last 12 months for the forward.
Mbappé was left out of PSG’s pre-season tour of Asia last summer amid uncertainty over his future, and was then placed on their “undesirable” list and forced to train away from the first team for refusing to sign a contract extension. contract.
He later agreed to stay one more year and coach Luis Enrique reinstated him into the squad.
Mbappé put speculation about his future to rest as he scored 44 goals in 48 games in 2023-24, leading PSG to the Ligue 1 title, French Cup and the Champions League semi-finals.
But, as he was increasingly likely to leave the club at the end of the season, Mbappé was regularly replaced in games by Enrique, leaving the winger visibly frustrated.
Mbappé was visibly frustrated after being regularly substituted by Luis Enrique in the final weeks of the season.
He did not participate in any of PSG’s last two league games, as Enrique opted to rotate his squad with the title already secured.
Mbappé looks set to leave PSG with the blessing of his teammates after hosting a farewell party for 250 guests last week in Paris, but his relationship with the club appears more strained than ever.
He is already preparing for life in Madrid, having bought a £15million mega-mansion in the Spanish capital.
His move to the Spanish giants could be announced before Euro 2024, with Mbappe set to lead France into the tournament in Germany, 18 months after their agonizing World Cup final defeat to Argentina.
