Real Madrid Chief Florentino Perez Makes Interesting Revelation About Mbappé After Missing Out on PSG Star

Real Madrid Chief Florentino Perez Makes Interesting Revelation About Mbappé After Missing Out on PSG Star

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez believes the Kylian Mbappé he wanted to bring to the Los Blancos changed his dreams in the last few weeks leading to his lucrative contract extension
  • Mbappe, who was a prime target for the reigning European champions, swerved Real Madrid to extend his deal with PSG, which has since angered fans of Madrid
  • The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner shockingly snubbed Real Madrid to sign a lucrative three-year deal at Paris Saint Germain when it appeared he was heading to the Spanish capital

Florentino Perez has disclosed Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappé changed in the last few days leading to his change of heart.

Mbappé, a long-term target for Real Madrid, was reportedly on the cusp of switching Ligue 1 for the La Liga however, the 2018 World Cup winner ended up extending his deal with the Parisians till 2025.

According to the celebrated president of Real Madrid, Mbappé was bent on joining the 14-time European champions only for the 23-year-old to change his mind at the eleventh hour.

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Florentino Perez believes Mbappé's shocking U-turn to extend his deal at PSG might have been influenced by a change in the Frenchman's initial dreams. Photo credit: @realmadrid @PSG_English
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"His dream was to play at Real Madrid, we wanted to do it last August and they didn't let him leave, he kept saying he wanted to play at Madrid and like 15 days before he changed the situation," said the Real Madrid president in an interview with "El Chiringuito" as quoted by MARCA.

Perez stressed that Mbappé might have changed his dream of playing for the White Angels to pursue another objective while indicating that no player is above Real Madrid.

"This is not the Mbappé I wanted to bring, he is another one, who must have changed his dream. He changes, he is offered other things, he is pressured and he is already another footballer. There is no one at Real Madrid above the club. He is a great player, he can win more than others, but it is a collective sport and we have values and principles that we cannot change", he added.

Florentino Perez closes the chapter on Mbappe's failed transfer

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the president of Spanish club Real Madrid Florentino Perez has stated that any topic relating to Kylian Mbappé’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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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
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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