Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Kylian Mbappe opened up about his future after his last match for the big French team in the early morning of May 26.
Kylian Mbappe played the final match for PSG and brought another title to the French striker. Coach Luis Enrique’s team was the brightest candidate in the French Cup final against Lyon, and PSG deserved a largely convincing victory. Mbappe did not score, PSG still won thanks to first-half goals from Ousmane Dembele and Fabian Ruiz. Jake O’Brien pulled one back for Lyon but it wasn’t enough.
Coach Xavi Hernandez’s eventful tenure at the big team Barcelona ended before the La Liga giant’s final match away at Sevilla in the early morning of May 27.
308 matches, 256 goals, 6 Ligue 1 championships and many Golden Boots after arriving in Paris, Mbappe fulfilled the promise he brought with him from Monaco, and is the all-time top scorer for the club. PSG.
After Les Parisiens’ 2-1 victory over Lyon in the French national cup final, 25-year-old Mbappe said he would wait for the right time to announce his next club: “I’m so happy to have finished.” End the season with a new title. It feels really great,” Mbappe told reporters.
“All I want is to finish well with my team, with as many championships as possible. I think there is a time for everything about my future. And I will announce my new club at the appropriate time. I think in a few days, I will say this, although I still don’t know exactly when. There are still some details to be resolved but the most important thing is to end PSG well.”
Mbappe confirmed a week ago that he will leave PSG, when his contract expires this summer. The Ligue 1 giants tried their best to keep him at PSG, with president Nasser Al-Khelaifi making many convincing arguments to no avail. Superstar attacker Mbappe will leave the club as one of their legends.
After a shocking transfer worth 180 million euros from Monaco in 2017, Mbappe made 308 appearances for the team, scoring 256 goals and assisting 108 others. Although he did not specify his new destination, everyone knows that Mbappe will join Real Madrid immediately after Euro 2024.
The big Spanish team, with Mbappe, also officially signed a long-term contract with veteran striker Joselu to create the main spearhead. According to Sky Sports Germany, Los Blancos will activate a 1.5 million euro clause in the contract to bring Joselu from RCD Espanyol to the Bernabeu.
Joselu has been a valuable choice to lead the attack for the Spanish team this season, scoring 17 goals and providing three assists in 48 matches. He stepped up in key moments, notably scoring a late double against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals.
Joselu is expected to provide more competition for Kylian Mbappe, the striker who will join Real Madrid on a free transfer from PSG. Besides these two stars, with an attack including Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid becomes a formidable threat to all opponents next season.