The president of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Nasser Al Khelaifi, He stated this Tuesday that he has a “gentlemen's agreement” with Kylian Mbappé and asked to leave the young star forward in peace about his future, who since January 1 has been free to negotiate with any club.
“I want Kylian to stay. He is the best player in the world and the best club for Kylian is Paris. He is in the center of everything,” he said. Al Khelaifi in an interview with the RMC Sports radio network.
The leader of Qatari origin confirmed that there is an understanding between him and Mbappé, although he did not reveal its nature.
“I don't want to talk about money or say how much the agreement is worth. We have a gentlemen's agreement and it's not about money. It's between a player and the president of the club, the sporting director and the coach. It's more than a signed agreement,” argument. He expressed himself in similar terms in another interview published in parallel by the newspaper L'Équipe, where he said that thanks to that private pact with Mbappé he is calm.
“All I can say is that I am not stressed. Neither financially nor with Kylian,” he assured L'Équipe. “I trust him 200%. He is a good boy. He gave me his word and he is a man of his word. I believe in him,” he also said.
Al Khelaifi was satisfied with PSG's play this year, under the leadership of Luis Enrique, whom he considers “the best coach in the world today.” In contrast, the president of PSG had bitter words about the conflict with the Paris City Council over the Parc des Princes, which with its 40,000 seats is too modest for the Parisian club.
The Qatari sovereign fund that owns PSG only plans to invest in an expansion if it manages to buy the stadium, something that the administration led by Mayor Anne Hidalgo opposes. Specifically, Al Khelaifi targeted the Parisian deputy mayor, David Belliard, who has publicly expressed his opposition to the City Council selling the Parc des Princes to Qatar, rejecting the operation because we are Arabs. “Maybe it is because we are from Qatar.” “Because we are Arabs? That's not right. Legally you can't say that,” he stressed.
He also spoke optimistically about the new stage of the club without the “need for stars”, after the departure this summer of players like Leo Messi and Neymar. Regarding the Argentine, Al Khelaifi stated that he feels “great respect” for him, but warned that “it is not right” for someone to speak badly of PSG after he left, when asked about complaints about the treatment Messi received in Paris. “He's not a bad boy but I don't like that. It's not just for him, it's for everyone. We talk when we're here, not when we're gone. That's not our style,” he stressed to RMC.
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