Karim Benzema Finally Breaks Silence After Kylian Mbappe Snubbed Real Madrid to Renew PSG Contract

Karim Benzema Finally Breaks Silence After Kylian Mbappe Snubbed Real Madrid to Renew PSG Contract

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Karim Benzema seems to have moved on following Kylian Mbappe’s decision to stay back at Paris Saint-Germain
  • Mbappe whose contract lapsed at the end of June had been tipped to move to the Spanish capital ahead of next season
  • The striker has signed a new deal with the French club until 2025 and Benzema says the player’s decision must be respected

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has urged club fans to respect Kylian Mbappe’s decision to stay at Paris Saint-Germain despite being heavily linked with the La Liga giants.

Benzema who is Mbappe’s teammate in the French national team maintained that their relationship will not be affected after the 23-year-old ignored the move to the Spanish capital.

Mbappe led Ligue 1 scorers’ chart with 28 goals this season and reports earlier suggested that he already agreed to personal terms to join Real Madrid as his contract with the Parisians expires in June, Metro reports.

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Karim Benzema wants fans to respect Mbappe's decision to stay at Real Madrid. Photo: John Berry
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The forward made a blockbuster decision to renew his PSG contract and signed a mega-money deal until 2025, amid reports that even the French president Emmanuel Macron was named among those who persuaded him.

Real were furious with Mbappe’s decision and Benzema did not seem best pleased either, uploading two cryptic images:

The Real Madrid striker has now told Telefoot as per Tribal Football:

“I would have liked him to have been able to fulfil his dream of playing for Real Madrid, being together.
“He chose PSG, we must respect him. It’s his choice, he has a lot of responsibilities.”

Real Madrid takes swipe at Mbappe

Meanwhile, the president of Spanish club Real Madrid Florentino Perez has stated that any topic relating to Kylian Mbappe’s transfer has been forgotten following their Champions League final win over Liverpool.

Vinicius Junior scored the lone goal that handed Los Blancos their fourteenth Champions League title to ensure Real ended the season on a spectacular note.

While celebrating the club’s fourteenth Champions League title, Florentino Perez stated that Real Madrid will keep on signing the best of players but that there is no longer chance for Mbappe.

Pochettino reacts to Mbappe’s decision to stay at PSG

Sports Brief earlier reported that PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that he was in the dark over Kylian Mbappe’s decision to remain at the club.

Pochettino has explained that only Achraf Hakimi knew what decision Mbappe had made after a long battle of his signature between Real Madrid and PSG.

It was a tightly-kept secret with only Hakimi being in the know of the highly-awaited decision. The two have become the best of friends since Hakimi joined from Inter Milan.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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