'The Mbappe I wanted was the one that dreamed of Real Madrid' Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has responded to claims the club could make a move for Kylian Mbappe in the future. Read more ➡️
A number of reports claimed Mbappe was set to join Los Blancos on a free transfer before he changed his mind and signed a three-year extension with Paris Saint-Germain.
Perez says he is not sure if the club will try to sign the France international in the first future and claims external issues changed his mind. "The Mbappe I wanted was the one that dreamed of Real Madrid," Los Blancos president said in an interview with"Signing him in three years? I don't know… in the space of three years, we could all be bald . This Mbappe, is not Mbappe. A player that refuses to do an act of sponsorship with his national team, I don't want.When asked about the French president personally calling Mbappe, Perez added,"call from the French president was confirmed by the man himself.
"No doubt there was a certain degree of pressure placed on Mbappe and the financial package would have been significant."