Barcelona Great Believes Kylian Mbappé Made the Right Decision by Snubbing Real Madrid to Stay at PSG

Barcelona Great Believes Kylian Mbappé Made the Right Decision by Snubbing Real Madrid to Stay at PSG

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Samuel Eto'o aimed a slight jab at Real Madrid as the former Barcelona forward congratulated Kylian Mbappé for choosing to stay at Paris Saint-Germain
  • The 23-year-old shockingly snubbed Real Madrid to sign a lucrative three-year deal at Paris Saint Germain last Saturday
  • Before Mbappé inked his mega-deal with PSG, he was reported to be on the move to Real Madrid but eventually had a change of heart to commit his future with the French champions

African football legend Samuel Eto'o has welcomed Kylian Mbappé's decision to continue his career with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, stressing it was the right choice.

Mbappé's storied transfer saga came to a conclusion after he announced his decision to commit his future with Paris Saint-Germain last Saturday, snubbing Real Madrid in the process.

His decision has since caused a massive stir with most fans of Real Madrid livid about Mbappé's choice of staying in Paris but Eto'o has welcomed the Frenchman's decision.

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Kylian Mbappé announced his decision to continue his career with Paris Saint-Germain which Samuel Eto'o has welcomed. Photos by John Berry and Etsuo Hara
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“I can only congratulate him. He stayed at PSG, a team that I support. The best players in the world, when they are not at Barça, they go to PSG. If he is happy, it’s good for football and that’s good, “he said in an intervention to the Spanish media AS as quoted by FOOTMW.

Eto'o, currently the president of the Cameroon Football Federation, believes that the only Spanish club for which it is worth breaking this beautiful story is FC Barcelona and not Real Madrid.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner has since apologized to Real Madrid for swerving them before disclosing he will be supporting the Los Blancos in the finals of the UEFA Champions League, which will be staged in Paris.

Mbappe opens up after committing future with PSG

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Kylian Mbappé has finally opened up on why he chose to stay at PSG when he had a year ago stated he wanted to leave.

The 23-year-old shockingly swerved Real Madrid to sign a new three-year deal at Paris Saint Germain on Saturday.

At a press conference on Monday, the World Cup winner explained he felt the right decision was for him to stay as the story is not over yet.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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