“There are a lot of things that happen in a year, and even more so at a club like PSG.” This is what Kylian Mbappé said last July, on TF1. In this case, a lot has already happened this summer… As the capital club indicated earlier this Sunday, Bondy’s star has been reinstated in Luis Enrique’s squad. And this after “very constructive and positive discussions” between Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and the player.
Right now, what are the certainties? Already, we know that Mbappé will be in the group to face Toulouse next Saturday, during the second day of Ligue 1. Although, it is obviously up to Luis Enrique to decide, but there is not much suspense on top of that… In any case, he is no longer on the market and will stay at Paris Saint-Germain for at least one more season, the seventh. But in the longer term, can we say that the captain of the French team will extend? It was the sine qua non condition to reinstate him, “NAK” having clearly established things: the extension or the “open door” to a transfer, the club refusing the idea of a departure without compensation in 2024. t is, however, there is no such agreement. But one thing is certain: as various sources have indicated, information that Le Figaro is able to confirm, Kylian Mbappé has opened the door to this hypothesis. Everything happened in the hours before the match against Lorient (0-0) on Saturday, at the Parc, during the first day of L1.
Still, there is therefore nothing done, nothing recorded, nothing signed. In fact, back to square one, before the famous letter was sent in which “KM” explained to the club that it would not activate its option for 2024-25. All the options are on the table: an extension and a transfer in 2024, an extension and a later departure, the inclusion of a clause that would force PSG to sell him… In any case, the former Monegasque will not leave the club with 11 French championship titles without transfer compensation. Or rather, to be quite precise, he shouldn’t leave the club without a transfer fee. The summer we have just experienced leads us to be very careful. To see when all this will be stalled. A matter of days, weeks,… months? Again, nothing is set in stone.
Top scorer in the history of Paris Saint-Germain with 212 goals, Kylian Mbappé joined the club from the capital in 2017, from AS Monaco, for 180 M€. Retained in Paris in 2021 when he wanted to join Real Madrid, the captain of the France team finally signed an extension, to everyone’s surprise, in 2022. Two-year extension, plus an optional season, while ‘we initially thought there was talk of a three-year contract, until 2025. However, this option expired on July 31. Entering a “new era”, according to Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, PSG has already had a facelift this summer with nine new players in the direction of arrivals, including the tricolor internationals Lucas Hernandez and Ousmane Dembélé. “The adventure begins,” said Mbappé, “too happy” with the signing of the latter. It’s not over, with more arrivals expected. We are talking in particular about Randal Kolo Muani (Frankfurt). In the direction of departures, Neymar is expected in Saudi Arabia, where he may be quickly joined by Marco Verratti. Other releases are hoped and expected.