Monaco president confirms Kylian Mbappe rejected a €180m move to Real Madrid
Posted Monday, May 28, 2018 by squawka.com
Kylian Mbappe turned down a €180m move to Real Madrid in favour of a switch to Paris Saint-Germain, according to Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev.
The 19-year-old moved on loan from the 2016/17 champions to the French capital last summer, where he scored 13 goals in 27 Ligue 1 matches as Unai Emery's men comfortably sealed their fifth title in six seasons.
Mbappe is set to complete a permanent move to Paris this summer, but there are differing accounts about where his preferred destination was this time last year.
The new Arsenal boss suggested earlier in May that Mbappe initially wanted to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, but was persuaded to stay in France.
However, Vasilyev has said that a move to PSG most appealed to the teenager, even though it was not a formality.
"I remember we were training when we got the call from Real Madrid and accepted the €180m offer for Mbappe," Vasilyev told Canal+ (via Goal).
"Later, I saw him and told him 'we have received an offer that was impossible to refuse from the club of your dreams so tell me your answer'. We never wanted to make the choice for him, it was up to him to make his decision.
"He told me that he wanted to go to Paris and, after that, there were so many details that had to be resolved that, until the final moments, I doubted the deal."
Mbappe will play at the World Cup from next month and his performances in Russia could have a significant bearing on how many clubs vie with PSG for his signature.
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