Paris Saint-Germain owner, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has responded to comments by his Real Madrid counterpart, Florentino Perez, over the amount it would cost for the French Ligue 1 giants to allow their young prodigy, Kylian Mbappe, to join La Liga club and from his reply, Al-Khelaifi expects only a huge some of money would be able to sway PSG to let the 2018 World Cup winner to leave Paris.
Perez hopes “both” Kylian Mbappe and Neymar could join his club in the future, while also hoping Zinedine Zidane might lure the France star to the Spanish capital. The Frenchman was named as head coach on Monday on a contract through the 2022 season, returning to the club he departed 10 months ago, having won his third straight Champions League title.
The new Real Madrid will be tasked with righting the ship after his successors Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari struggled to live up to expectations following the Frenchman’s departure last summer.
Real Madrid have arguably struggled to cope with the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, who left for Juventus in the summer, and the hunt for a proper replacement for the Portuguese has seen the likes of Paris Saint-Germain stars Mbappe and Neymar both linked with a move to the Spanish capital.
“Zidane’s French so maybe he could do something with Mbappe,” Perez, with a laugh, told reporters. When pressed over whether he believed Mbappe could be convinced to join Madrid, the club president deflected, instead saying their focus was on finishing the season. “Right now, all we are concerned with is ending the season well and start preparing for next season,” Perez said.
Mbappe has previously downplayed a move away from PSG in the near future, though has not ruled out an eventual shift to the Spanish capital. And the PSG President, Al-Khelaifi, has named his price, though, saying that it would cost as much as one billion euros to take Mbappe away from the Ligue 1 club.
20-year-old Mbappe is one of the names linked with the Spanish giants, following Zinedine Zidane’s return to the Santiago Bernabeu. And speaking with beIN Sports, Al-Khelaifi simply said: “You want me to give you a number for Kylian? More than a billion euros!”
This season, Mbappe has been in excellent form for the Parisian club, scoring 29 goals in 33 games in all competitions including 24 goals in 21 matches as he shoulders an injury-ravaged PSG side. Sadly for him, he was unable to inspire PSG into the Champions League quarter-final as the club fell to a shock 3-1 win at the hands of Manchester United.
