'Mbappe "Adieu PSG," Sharing a Table with Lee Kang-in'
Mbappe Leaves PSG... Farewell to Lee Kang-in
Real Madrid Likely Next Destination
South Korea national football team player Lee Kang-in (22) and Kylian Mbapp? (25), who play together at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG, France), have announced that they will leave the team after the 2023-24 season ends.
On the 16th (local time), global sports media outlet The Athletic reported that Mbapp? expressed his intention to leave the team at the end of this season. Mbapp? has already communicated his decision to the team, but the conditions for his departure have not yet been agreed upon. If negotiations conclude within a few months, an official announcement from PSG is expected.
Mbapp?, who transferred to PSG in 2017, signed a three-year contract extension (2+1) in the summer of 2021 with one year remaining on his contract. However, the option to extend the contract through the 2024-25 season was held by Mbapp?, not the club. Since last summer, Mbapp? has repeatedly expressed his desire to leave PSG, causing friction with the club, which excluded him from the Asian tour roster after he refused to renew his contract.
The conflict between the club and Mbapp? seemed to conclude when he rejoined the first team after the season started, but the fundamental issue of contract renewal persisted stubbornly between both sides. Ultimately, Mbapp? decided not to exercise the one-year extension option and announced his intention to leave PSG. Real Madrid is the most likely next destination, as Mbapp? has always named Real Madrid as his dream club and wished to transfer there.
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If Mbapp? leaves as a free agent, PSG will not receive a transfer fee and will have to let him go. The Lee Kang-in?Mbapp? duo, which showed great synergy at PSG since last summer, is also expected to disband after just one season due to Mbapp?’s departure from PSG.
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