Starting from Tuesday, August 1, French striker Kylian Mbappe’s relationship with Paris Saint-Germain enters a decisive juncture. Monday’s deadline for Kylian Mbappe to activate the option of extending his current contract with Paris Saint-Germain has elapsed.
This means the 24-year-old’s deal will now expire in June 2024. Mbappe is refusing to back down in his stance and could now leave as a free agent next year. Mbappe had informed PSG management weeks ago that he did not intend to activate the clause, and he wrote to the team officially to inform him of his decision, which caused tension in the relationship between the two parties. This step led the Parisian Board to prevent the player from participating in his tour in Japan. starting from Tuesday, Mbappe became a player for sale by Paris Saint-Germain as long as he is able to leave in a free transfer deal at the end of the new season after the club cost 180 million euros in 2017, which the Parisian paid to bring him from French Monaco, and the Parisian will not accept that he is not compensated. Aside from the amount he paid to sign the top scorer in the French League. The option of Mbappe’s departure seems to be the closest. Mbappe’s transfer to any new team will avoid PSG from paying his high salary and collecting financial gains, but in the meantime, the Parisian will not accept any financial offer to agree to Mbappe’s departure, but rather he will try to achieve the best financial gains, which is normal. But the Real Madrid plan, which appears to be Mbappe's first choice, does not correspond to what the Parisian aspires to. In the event that his departure deal to a new team is disrupted, Mbappe will not appear this season in the Parisian squad unless he agrees to extend the contract, as French media sources such as “RMC” confirmed that the club’s management is insisting on imposing its policy and will not accept a retreat. Either extend the contract, leave for a respectable financial return, or stay out of the official match accounts, which are options revealed by Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of the French club, during the presentation of the new coach, Luis Enrique. Although the option of escalation remains, since Mbappe did not expect the final punishment from his team management, the scenario of last year may be repeated, when Paris Saint-Germain succeeded in obtaining Mbappe’s signature, a few days before the end of his contract, which may happen.