According to former Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri, instead of looking to move to Real Madrid in the summer of 2024, Kylian Mbappe should stick with PSG.
“Two years ago, I said Mbappe was the best player in the world. I still think so,” Nasri told French newspaper Journal du Dimanche on November 5. “Mbappe is from Paris, and if I were him, I would stay at PSG, instead of going to Madrid to win Real’s 50th Champions League title.”
Nasri grew up in the Marseille academy, played for the first team from 2004-2008 and then landed at Arsenal. After that, the former French midfielder played for Man City, Sevilla, Antalyaspor, West Ham, Anderlecht and announced his retirement in September 2021.
Nasri emphasized that he would not have left France for England in 2008 if Marseille was owned by Qatari owners and had strong financial potential like PSG now. According to Nasri, Mbappe’s departure will leave a big void, but PSG will have more budget to recruit other players to replace him, although they may not be as good as the French star.
“But right now, Mbappe is of great importance, to both PSG and the French team. I think it’s better to become king in your village,” Nasri continued to advise his compatriots to stay at the Paris Club.
Last week, the Spanish newspaper reported that Real was willing to pay a season salary of 37.5 million USD after tax, three times higher than the current highest-earning stars at the Bernabeu including David Alaba and Toni Kroos – more than 11 million USD. Mbappe is also said to be willing to give up the loyalty bonus in the current contract so that PSG does not prevent him from moving to Real for free in the summer of 2024.
But later, the royal team announced to deny all rumors related to Mbappe. The owner of the Bernabeu stadium affirmed that there were no negotiations between the two sides, and also had no contact with any players on the PSG payroll.
Mbappe’s future is a hot topic in the summer 2023 transfer window. He sent a letter to the PSG board of directors to announce his decision not to activate the option to extend for another year until summer 2025, and was removed from the travel list. Asian match. After that, the two sides resolved the conflict when Mbappe pledged not to leave the club for free and would likely extend the contract until 2025. But up to this point, the 2018 World Cup champion has not yet committed to his future with PSG. .
Mbappe joined PSG on loan from Monaco in the summer of 2017, before being bought permanently in the summer of 2018 for $200 million. The French striker immediately became PSG’s mainstay with 224 goals and 99 assists in 273 matches in all competitions, helping the club win five Ligue 1, three French Cups, two French League Cups and two French Super Cups. This season, he contributed 12 goals and one assist in 13 matches in all competitions.