The letter sent by Kylian Mbappé this Monday to his management had the effect of a bomb. The PSG striker informs his president there that he will not lift the optional year which appears in his contract (which currently runs until the summer of 2024). A potential extension to which he had to respond before the deadline, July 31, as agreed during his extension in May 2022.
It was therefore in the middle of June, at the beginning of the transfer window, that Kylian Mbappé warned his leaders. The stakes are now crucial for PSG, which at no time plans to see him go free in a year. The deal is clear: either the striker gives favorable signs of an extension or he will be released this summer so the club can recoup a transfer fee.
In the event of departure, Paris Saint-Germain naturally hopes to recover a substantial sum for its jewel. The estimate of its price varies according to several criteria, the duration of the contract and age being two key factors. Transfermarkt, a specialized German site, puts the player’s current value at 180 million euros. The reliable CIES (Centre International d’Etudes du Sport), is rather planning on a sum of around 160 million euros. At 24, Kylian Mbappé proves to be extremely efficient and regular, is practically never injured and is likely to reach the heights for a long time to come.
But today, the value of Kylian Mbappé is considerably reduced by his contractual situation, his contract expiring in eleven months. For comparison, the CIES only ranks him in the 10th position of the players with the biggest market values, far behind stars like Erling Haaland (Manchester City) or Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), for this reason. The Swiss site also specifies that if the contract of the French striker was soon extended (by two years minimum), its value would increase exponentially to reach 260 million euros. He would immediately become second in the standings.
By selling it this summer, Paris Saint-Germain, which had bought it for 180 million in 2017 from AS Monaco, would not lose its initial investment but would not however make the long-hoped-for beautiful capital gain. One thing is certain, the capital club will have to negotiate skillfully because being too greedy could push the other interested teams to wait until the summer of 2024 in order to recover Kylian Mbappé without having to pay transfer compensation. Until then, it is certain: if a club pushes to enlist the captain of the Blues this summer, it will have to find common ground, satisfying the club of the capital and the player. Not easy.
