Paris Saint-Germain have given an ultimatum to Kylian Mbappe after the French star announced that he wants to leave the Parc des Princes at the end of next season, EFE reports.

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Kylian Mbappe has 10 days to decide whether to stay at PSG

Last month, Kylian Mbappe sent an email to PSG club managers to officially inform them that he wants to end his contract, which is due to expire in June 2024, and will not activate the clause that allows him to extend his contract for another year, writes Agerpres. .

“If Kylian wants to stay, we want him to stay too. But he has to sign a new contract. They have to decide next week, in ten days. In two weeks at the latest. If he doesn’t want to continue, the door is of course open.

We cannot lose the best player in the world for free. It is impossible. There is also a verbal agreement that he and I have. Actually, he himself said in an interview that he would not leave freely. And this is not up for discussion.

I was very shocked to know that he was willing to go for free. I know Kylian well, he’s a fantastic player, a fantastic lad, a gentleman. But now it’s not him, it’s not like him to hurt a big French club, his country. It’s not Killian” – Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of PSG.

Kylian Mbappe will receive €40m if he stays at PSG at the end of July

According to French media, the ultimatum given by Al-Khelaifi is due to the fact that Mbappe must receive a €40 million loyalty bonus if he becomes a PSG player at the end of July, according to the agreement between the two parties. signed a year ago.

The French club then managed to convince the captain of the French national team to stay at the Parc des Princes, rather than go on a free transfer to Real Madrid, the team with whom Mbappe was in talks at the time and could join this summer.

French President Emmanuel Macron personally intervened to convince Mbappe to stay at PSG, as the footballer later said.

According to EFE, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has prepared €200 million to bring Mbappe to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer, which would boost the new sporting project of Europe’s most successful football club.