Brutal Real Madrid President Florentino Perez Takes Swipe at Kylian Mbappe After Champions League Triumph

Brutal Real Madrid President Florentino Perez Takes Swipe at Kylian Mbappe After Champions League Triumph

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Florentino Perez seems to have gotten over the drama that saw Kylian Mbappe’s transfer to Real Madrid not materialise
  • The Real Madrid supremo has now overseen six of Real Madrid’s fourteen Champions League titles following their win over Liverpool
  • Perez who was celebrating Real Madrid’s Champions League win stated that Kylian Mbappe is now forgotten

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.

The victory came less than a week that Manchester City edged Jurgen Klopp’s men to the English Premier League title dashing any hopes of a quadruple for the Reds.

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Florentino Perez is not impressed with Mbappe's decision to stay at PSG. Photo: Handout/Laureus
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Real Madrid finished the season securing their 35th La Liga title and they had been on the trail of Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe, Mirror reports.

After more than a year of being linked with the club, with rumours that he already agreed to personal terms with Real Madrid, Mbappe stunned the La Liga giants when he announced a contract extension with the Parisians.

The striker had also hinted he would be moving away from Paris to the Spanish capital, however, such a transfer could not materialise.

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.

Perez explained to Spanish TV station Movistar after the match:

"Real Madrid will always keep working on having the best players. But Mbappe is forgotten now. It's fine. Madrid had a perfect season. It's a subject that's forgotten."

The Madrid boss has now overseen six of Real Madrid's 14 European Cup wins as president - in 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and now 2022.

Mbappe admits having talks with Liverpool

Meanwhile, Sports Brief earlier reported that Kylian Mbappe recently made an interesting admission – that he had engaged with talks with Liverpool as well amid the Real Madrid saga.

The 23-year old has been a hot topic over the past week after being involved in a sensational tug of war between Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid.

PSG emerged as the unlikely winners of the tussle as it was announced over the weekend that Mbappe had signed a mega-money deal to remain at the French capital.

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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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