Al-Khelaïfi on Mbappé’s future at PSG: “The best club for Kylian is Paris”

Will go, won't go? The future of Kylian Mbappé is at the heart of all attention. “I haven't made a decision, I haven't made my choice,” said the person concerned recently, assuring that PSG would be “protected” if he had to leave this summer, he whose contract will come to an end at the end of June. What about Nasser Al-Khelaifi? The Qatari president of Paris Saint-Germain has sealed a “deal” with the 25-year-old. Le Figaro has mentioned it in recent months. Mbappé confirmed it last week. “NAK” does not say the opposite but is careful not to give more details. However, we know that it is a question of a “financially binding commitment” and clearly of loyalty bonuses reimbursed and/or which will not be received. “It’s not a story of money, but a gentleman’s pleasure,” explains Mr. Al-Khelaïfi, on RMC.

And to continue, regarding potential discussions in progress: “It must remain in the family, between us”. Remember that Kylian Mbappé has been free to discuss with the club of his choice since January 1 and to sign with a view to leaving in June. The hypothesis of an extension to allow Paris Saint-Germain to receive transfer compensation is not excluded either. Suspense... In the meantime, water has flowed under the bridges since last summer, the sidelining, the putting on the market, the communications war, and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi promises to maintain "de very good relations” with his attacker. They buried the hatchet before the Lorient match (0-0) in August.

Nasser Al-Khelaïfi does not hesitate to write the article to convince Kylian Mbappé: “I don’t want to hide things. I want Kylian to stay, that’s for sure. For me, the best player in the world is Kylian. For me, the best club for Kylian is Paris. Today, the team is built around him, he is at the center (of the project).” Remember that the Parisian president gave a completely different speech last summer, when he sidelined the 2018 world champion. In 2022, during Mbappé's last extension, he made him a “cornerstone of the project and the club”. A priori, he is decided to give him back this title... if he continues in Paris. “He’s a great player. Not just as a player but as a person. (…) He is 25 years old, he is still young, he is already the best player in the world, he can win a lot of trophies with us and the Blues for 10 years,” swears “NAK”.

And added: “He has the best training center, the best coach in the world (Luis Enrique), every year he plays in the Champions League, we are always at least in the 8th, quarter, semi, final… We are with the big clubs. Ligue 1 has changed a lot, it's difficult. Next year, with the new C1 format, there will be four more matches, competitive matches against teams of the same level as us. PSG's main rival for the signing of Mbappé, Real Madrid would like to play even more very high-level matches and is still campaigning for the establishment of a European Super League. Paris-SG is fiercely opposed to it.

It remains to be seen whether the club from the French capital intends to impose a deadline on Kylian Mbappé to decide. A priori, no. “We have a lot of very important matches coming up, Lens (Sunday at Bollaert), the C1 (February 14 against Real Sociedad)… I ask everyone to leave Kylian alone, we too, we are good, I I have confidence in him, he will never do anything against the club. He already said it. Leave him alone! This is my family today! I want to protect all the players. This is a very sensitive period. I ask the media to leave him alone,” demands Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. Not sure that the last part will be heard by everyone. But the rest of the message got through.