The secrets of the fight between Mbappé and PSG with Real Madrid in the background

The Kylian Mbappé's last months at PSG were among the most tumultuous. Almost since the end of the World Cup in Qatarthe standoff between the attacker and the senior management of the club, in particular with Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, was a constant until his departure last summer for Real Madrid. A series of episodes reviewed today by the newspaper The Team.

THE the relationship between the president and the star began to crack in the summer of 2023When Kylian sent a letter to PSG informing them that he would not activate the clause in his contract this allowed him to extend his contract until 2025. In other words, he put the French club between a rock and a hard place: either they sold him that same summer, or the following summer he could leave for free (as ultimately happened).

After being excluded from the Japan tour before the start of the 2023-24 campaign, the attacker ended up playing relatively normally… until February 2024, when he asks to meet Al-Khelaifi to tell him, once again, that he does not intend to extend his contract. in Paris. After this meeting, according to The Team,Al-Khelaifi allegedly warned him that he would not sign for Real Madrid. THE the reaction of the world champion it was simply to laugh at such a statement.

After that, Mbappé's communication was leaked to the mediawhile he still did not speak publicly, but in the background, and still according to the French newspaper, Al-Khelaifi tried to prevent him from playing with PSG in the final months of his contract.

The refusal of Luis Enrique and the Ethan chapter

The President spoke with Luis Enrique Martinezbut the Asturian refused to let his star player in the stands for the following months, even though he did significantly reduce your minutes in subsequent matches until the end of the season.

The tension could be eased in recent months to the point that Kylian Mbappé refused a meeting with Al-Khelaifi at home when the season was already coming to an end. He did not want, according to The Teamis found in a situation similar to that of 2022when he ended up renewing his contract by surprise when everything seemed on track for him to wear white.

And the the last episode took place in May, during the last day of Ligue 1 against Toulouse, when the president reportedly told Luis Enrique not to call back Ethan Mbappe, Kylian's brother. The attacker, in the locker room, saw him tears, which led to a tense argument between the player and the president, during which he stressed that he would not forgive him the 55 million euros which, months earlier, he had agreed not to receive and for which they are still immersed in legal proceedings.