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On Tuesday evening, the football world was buzzing with news of the first official offer from Madrid's "Real" to Paris Saint-Germain for Kylian Mbappe. It was reported that the "royal" club offered around 160 million euros for the Frenchman, but PSG quickly rejected such an offer, despite K. Mbappe's contract expiring after this season. On Wednesday, speaking to RMC, PSG director Leonardo confirmed the received offer from "Real" and stated that the French club is ready to sell one of their leaders if the "royal" club presents a satisfying offer.
"Kylian Mbappe wants to move to 'Real' and we are not going to stand in his way. We rejected the first offer, but if our conditions are met, everything could turn in a different direction. We presented two solid offers to Kylian to show that he is a very important part of this project. However, he is not above the club," said Leonardo.
"It seems that 'Real' simply wanted to show that they did everything they could, and next summer they hope to get Kylian for free. Nevertheless, Mbappe has promised that he will not leave PSG as a free agent.
The offer from 'Real' was around 160 million euros, but this is significantly less than what we were expecting. In 2017, we paid more money for Kylian. We do not plan to have any further discussions with 'Real'. The situation is very simple: if Kylian stays, we will extend his contract. We will definitely not sell him for a lower sum. We still owe a portion of the amount to the 'Monaco' club," added PSG director.
