Paris Saint-Germain star winger Kylian Mbappe has been given two weeks to decide his future by the club president Nasser Al-Khalaifi
The Qatari businessman was speaking at a press conference to confirm the arrival of former Spain national team boss Luis Enrique as the club’s new manager, replacing Cristophe Gaultier.
Mbappe has declared his intention to follow suit next summer, by leaving the club when his contract expires instead of agreeing a new deal or taking up the option of another year.
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He is strongly rumoured to want to join Real Madrid, and PSG are said to be willing to sell him now rather than lose him for nothing next year, though they are not in a position to compel him to do so.
Speaking on Wednesday afternoon. Al-Khelaifi discussed the matter, saying:
“We want him to stay but he can’t leave for free. There was a verbal agreement and he had discussed it in an interview.
“And I was really shocked to learn that he had decided to leave for free.
It’s very disappointing because Mbappe is a fantastic boy, a real gentleman and to leave for free, weakening the biggest club in France, it’s not him.
When I heard the news, I was shocked and disappointed.”
“It’s for him to decide for himself next week, or at most in the next two weeks.”
“And if he does not want to sign a new contract, the door is open. It’s like that for him and everyone else.
Nobody is bigger than the club, no player, not even me. It’s very clear.
“By the standards of football, you never see your best player leave for free. It just doesn’t happen.”
