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PSG won’t put up with games from Kylian Mbappe, but could he head to Real Madrid or the Premier League?
PSG intend to sell Kylian Mbappe this summer if a new deal isn't agreed. The news puts Real Madrid on red alert, although their plan has always been to move in 2024. We now have to wait and see if that changes.
Mbappe wrote a letter to PSG, first revealed by L'Equipe, stating he won't be activating a one-year extension on his current 2+1 deal. That means his contract will expire in 2024. PSG will not risk losing Mbappe on a free meaning if no new contract is agreed the French star will be available on the market.
PSG are fuming with the manner in which they received the news. The letter was leaked to the media before they saw it. And there was no real need from Mbappe to write and confirm he wouldn't be extending. Contractually, Mbappe had until July 31 to trigger the extension. Had he not done so then the option would have been automatically removed on August 1.
Mbappe has responded with a slightly different story stating he verbally told PSG he wouldn't activate the extra year on July 15, 2022. The letter he sent on Monday also has this date on it.
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