in an agreement with PSG, Kylian Mbappé waived bonuses amounting to “several tens of millions of euros”

These bonuses financially cover PSG if the striker were to leave the club freely next June. “We managed to protect all parties,” Kylian Mbappé explained on Wednesday.

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Kylian Mbappé warms up before the French Champions Trophy match between PSG and Toulouse FC, at the Parc des Princes in Paris, January 3, 2024. (GLENN GERVOT / XINHUA)

Parisian footballer Kylian Mbappé has waived part of his bonuses on his contract, the Sports Department of Radio France and France Bleu Paris learned on Thursday January 4 from a source close to the matter, confirming information from RMC.

This premium amounts to “several tens of millions of euros”. It financially covers Paris Saint-Germain, if the 2018 world champion striker were to leave the club freely in June. Kylian Mbappé announced Wednesday January 3 in the evening that with “the agreement made with the president [du PSG] Nasser Al-Khelaïfi this summer, whatever [sa] decision, we succeeded in protecting all parties and preserving the serenity of the club for the challenges to come.”.

At the end of his contract in June 2024 with Paris Saint-Germain, the French striker has in fact been free since Monday January 1 to sign a pre-contract with any club. Wednesday evening, in front of the press, Kylian Mbappé confided that he had not yet “made his decision” regarding his future and not having set a deadline. Concerning his situation, he clarified that “no one talks about it inside the club, it doesn’t interest many people”. “What’s important is that I can help the team win trophies”he added.


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