The bubble has already burst. The last week of the market is anticipated full of tension after Real Madrid have sent a first offer of 160 million for Kylian Mbappé yesterday. Offer that, as confirmed by Leonardo, has already been rejected because they consider it insufficient. However, the PSG sports director, in an interview, has left open the possibility of selling the French international in case the always harsh conditions of the Parisian team are met. The main one: they do not want less than the 180 million that the French club paid to Monaco for the player.
“We consider that the offer is not enough. I will not confirm the figures, but it is around 160 million. It is less than what we paid for it (it was 180 with bonuses included), but this goes beyond that. It's the way it's been done, disrespectful. We have done everything so that Mbappé continues with us and a week from now we are not going to change the plan. Kylian is the center of the project, but he is not above it. But whether he stays or goes, it will always be under our pretensions. If he wants to leave, he leaves, but with our conditions like any other player. We cannot change the plan within a week of the market close. If a player wants to leave, he leaves, but under our conditions “, Leonardo assured today in an interview that he has granted to multiple media to talk about the future of Mbappé.
Some claims that have a figure. As published this Wednesday afternoon Le Parisien, newspaper related to the French club, PSG wants 220 million for Mbappé! Although they could accept around 200 million, as published hours before L'Equipe. If something has characterized PSG since the arrival of the sheikh, it is rigidity when negotiating. Either the conditions requested by Al-Khelaïfi are met or there is no negotiation possible. For this reason, Leonardo's words can be interpreted as an ordeal to Madrid, demanding more money so that the Parisian team can amortize the strong investment it made for Mbappé in 2017 (it still owes Monaco 35 million in case of renovation or sale) …