After going through a trial with the London club in 2012, future World Cup champion Kylian Mbappe of France might have made the decision to sign with Chelsea.However, the player’s mother refused to go back for a second training session after they were asked to do so, and as a result, the player and his family did not go back to England.
Former Chelsea scout Serge Daniel Boga gave an interview to Goal in which he discussed the forward’s decision not to sign with the Blues.”He offered a trial, but in the end, he wasn’t able to convince us because he didn’t offer enough defensively,” he stated.
They went ahead and asked his mother whether he could return for a second trial, but she declined their request.Mbappe was a member of Bondy, a local club located on the outskirts of Paris, when he made his professional debut.According to rumors, the player’s mother told his representatives, “My son will not go back, either they sign him now or within five years they will have to offer 50 million euros to tie him down.
“Boga admitted to the fact that the coaching staff at Stamford Bridge wanted to see him again in order to evaluate the defensive aspects of his game.”When it came to defense, he wasn’t quite there. “Once he got the ball in his hands, he was incredible; however, when he didn’t have the ball, he didn’t do much,” he explained.
“He is the type of player that everyone wants to watch, and he has everything required for a modern player and to continue being one of the best players in the next ten years.”Mbappe’s mother had believed that her son was worth 50 million euros when he was younger, but at the age of 19, Mbappe’s value has skyrocketed.