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Nasser Al-Khelaifi insists Kylian Mbappe never wanted Real Madrid move

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Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has revealed he had no problem rejecting Real Madrid’s €180m bid for Kylian Mbappe last summer because he always knew the forward wanted to stay in France.

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Real pushed hard to sign Mbappe in 2021 and their decision to bid €180m for a player who had 12 months left on his contract raised a few eyebrows, but PSG surprised many when they turned that down in favour of battling to tie Mbappe down to a new contract.

It had appeared as though Al-Khelaifi’s efforts were going to be for nothing as Mbappe seemed close to joining Real earlier this year, but the 23-year-old made it all worth it when he put pen to paper on an enormous three-year contract to remain at Parc des Princes.

Speaking to Marca, Al-Khelaifi argued that he always felt confident that a positive resolution would be found.

“I have great respect for Real Madrid as a club, it’s a great club, but Kylian has never decided to renew for the money, that’s the first thing,” he said. “Madrid’s offer was better than ours.

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