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French striker Kylian Mbappe announced that he will leave Ligue 1 champions PSG at the end of the 2023-2024 season. The ground-breaking news comes mere days after the French club’s exit from the UEFA Champions League, as PSG fell to Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on aggregate in the semi-final of the esteemed competition.
“I wanted to announce to you all that it’s my last year at Paris Saint-Germain. I will not extend and the adventure will come to an end in a few weeks,” Mbappe said in a video posted on social media. “It’s a lot of emotions. (For) many years I had the chance and great honour to be a member of the biggest French club, one of the best in the world which allowed me to travel here. It’s hard and I never thought it would be this difficult to announce that I will leave the country, France, the league and the Championship. But I think, I needed this, a new challenge after seven years,” Mbappe added.
Kylian Mbappé will leave as free agent but Paris Saint-Germain estimate more than €200m as money ‘saved’. It includes one-year extension not triggered and also this season’s loyalty bonus around €80m that is not going to be paid.
Mbappe ends his career with the French side as the club’s record goal-scorer, having netted 325 goals in 305 appearances. The World Cup winner has also nabbed 12 major trophies with the Parisians, including 6 Ligue 1 titles.